diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8e67564a..0f275970 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod mpris;
 mod mpris_player;
 mod status_area;
 mod status_menu;
+mod status_notifier_watcher;
 mod time_button;
 mod window;
 mod x;
@@ -37,5 +38,7 @@ fn main() {
         }
     });
 
+    status_notifier_watcher::start();
+
     glib::MainLoop::new(None, false).run();
 }
diff --git a/src/status_notifier_watcher.rs b/src/status_notifier_watcher.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eab00d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status_notifier_watcher.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+use gtk4::{
+    gio,
+    glib::{self, clone},
+    prelude::*,
+};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+static STATUS_NOTIFIER_XML: &str = "
+<node name='/StatusNotifierWatcher'>
+  <interface name='org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher'>
+    <method name='RegisterStatusNotifierItem'>
+      <arg name='service' type='s' direction='in' />
+    </method>
+
+    <method name='RegisterStatusNotifierHost'>
+      <arg name='service' type='s' direction='in' />
+    </method>
+
+    <property name='RegisteredStatusNotifierItems' type='as' access='read' />
+    <property name='IsStatusNotifierHostRegistered' type='b' access='read' />
+    <property name='ProtocolVersion' type='i' access='read' />
+
+    <signal name='StatusNotifierItemRegistered'>
+      <arg type='s' name='service' direction='out' />
+    </signal>
+
+    <signal name='StatusNotifierItemUnregistered'>
+      <arg type='s' name='service' direction='out' />
+    </signal>
+
+    <signal name='StatusNotifierHostRegistered' />
+
+    <signal name='StatusNotifierHostUnregistered' />
+  </interface>
+</node>
+";
+
+pub fn start() {
+    // XXX flags?
+    gio::bus_own_name(
+        gio::BusType::Session,
+        "org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher",
+        gio::BusNameOwnerFlags::NONE,
+        bus_acquired,
+        name_acquired,
+        name_lost,
+    );
+}
+
+fn bus_acquired(_connection: gio::DBusConnection, _name: &str) {}
+
+fn name_acquired(connection: gio::DBusConnection, _name: &str) {
+    let introspection_data = gio::DBusNodeInfo::for_xml(STATUS_NOTIFIER_XML).unwrap();
+    let interface_info = introspection_data
+        .lookup_interface("org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher")
+        .unwrap();
+    let items = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::<String>::new()));
+    let method_call = clone!(@strong items => move |connection: gio::DBusConnection,
+                       _sender: &str,
+                       path: &str,
+                       interface: &str,
+                       method: &str,
+                       args: glib::Variant,
+                       invocation: gio::DBusMethodInvocation| {
+        match method {
+            "RegisterStatusNotifierItem" => {
+                let (service,) = args.get::<(String,)>().unwrap();
+                connection.emit_signal(None, path, interface, "StatusNotifierItemRegistered", Some(&(&service,).to_variant())).unwrap();
+                // XXX emit unreigstered
+                items.lock().unwrap().push(service);
+            }
+            "RegisterStatusNotifierHost" => {
+                let (_service,) = args.get::<(String,)>().unwrap();
+                // XXX emit registed/unregistered
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!()
+        }
+        invocation.return_dbus_error("DBus.Error.UnknownMethod", "Unknown method");
+    });
+    let get_property = clone!(@strong items => move |_: gio::DBusConnection, _sender: &str, _path: &str, _interface: &str, prop: &str| {
+        match prop {
+            "RegisteredStatusNotifierItems" => items.lock().unwrap().to_variant(),
+            "IsStatusNotifierHostRegistered" => true.to_variant(),
+            "ProtocolVersion" => 0i32.to_variant(),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    });
+    let set_property = |_: gio::DBusConnection,
+                        _sender: &str,
+                        _path: &str,
+                        _interface: &str,
+                        _prop: &str,
+                        _value: glib::Variant| { unreachable!() };
+    if let Err(err) = connection.register_object(
+        "/StatusNotifierWatcher",
+        &interface_info,
+        method_call,
+        get_property,
+        set_property,
+    ) {
+        eprintln!("Failed to register object: {}", err);
+    }
+}
+fn name_lost(_connection: Option<gio::DBusConnection>, _name: &str) {}