diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6edece315..8603099db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ option( BUILD_TESTING "Build the testing tree." ON )
 option( WITH_PYTHON "Enable Python modules API (requires Boost.Python)." ON )
 option( WITH_PYTHONQT "Enable next generation Python modules API (experimental, requires PythonQt)." OFF )
 option( WITH_KF5Crash "Enable crash reporting with KCrash." ON )
+option( WITH_KF5DBus "Use DBus service for unique-application." ON )
 
 # Possible debugging flags are:
 #  - DEBUG_TIMEZONES draws latitude and longitude lines on the timezone
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ if( ECM_FOUND )
     include(KDEInstallDirs)
 endif()
 
-find_package( KF5 QUIET COMPONENTS CoreAddons Crash )
+find_package( KF5 QUIET COMPONENTS CoreAddons Crash DBusAddons )
 set_package_properties(
     KF5::CoreAddons PROPERTIES
     TYPE REQUIRED
@@ -299,8 +300,17 @@ set_package_properties(
     PURPOSE "About Calamares"
 )
 if( NOT KF5Crash_FOUND )
+    if( WITH_KF5Crash )
+        message(WARNING "WITH_KF5Crash is set, but KF5::Crash is not available.")
+    endif()
     set( WITH_KF5Crash OFF )
 endif()
+if( NOT KF5DBusAddons_FOUND )
+    if( WITH_KF5DBus )
+        message(WARNING "WITH_KF5DBus is set, but KF5::DBusAddons is not available.")
+    endif()
+    set( WITH_KF5DBus OFF )
+endif()
 
 if( BUILD_TESTING )
     enable_testing()
@@ -520,6 +530,7 @@ add_feature_info(Python ${WITH_PYTHON} "Python job modules")
 add_feature_info(PythonQt ${WITH_PYTHONQT} "Python view modules")
 add_feature_info(Config ${INSTALL_CONFIG} "Install Calamares configuration")
 add_feature_info(KCrash ${WITH_KF5Crash} "Crash dumps via KCrash")
+add_feature_info(KDBusAddons ${WITH_KF5DBus} "Unique-application via DBus")
 
 # Add all targets to the build-tree export set
 set( CMAKE_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/Calamares" CACHE PATH  "Installation directory for CMake files" )
diff --git a/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt b/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt
index 81fd0d132..336c27317 100644
--- a/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ target_link_libraries( calamares_bin
         KF5::CoreAddons
 )
 if( WITH_KF5Crash )
-    target_link_libraries( calamares_bin
-        PRIVATE
-            KF5::Crash
-    )
+    target_link_libraries( calamares_bin PRIVATE KF5::Crash )
     target_compile_definitions( calamares_bin PRIVATE WITH_KF5Crash )
 endif()
+if( WITH_KF5DBus )
+    target_link_libraries( calamares_bin PRIVATE KF5::DBusAddons )
+    target_compile_definitions( calamares_bin PRIVATE WITH_KF5DBus )
+endif()
 
 install( TARGETS calamares_bin
     BUNDLE DESTINATION .
diff --git a/src/calamares/main.cpp b/src/calamares/main.cpp
index d460e44e3..030ccc239 100644
--- a/src/calamares/main.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/main.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,15 @@
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/Retranslator.h"
 
+#ifndef WITH_KF5DBus
+#warning "KDSingleApplicationGuard is deprecated"
 #include "3rdparty/kdsingleapplicationguard/kdsingleapplicationguard.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <KCoreAddons/KAboutData>
+#ifdef WITH_KF5DBus
+#include <KDBusAddons/KDBusService>
+#endif
 #ifdef WITH_KF5Crash
 #include <KCrash/KCrash>
 #endif
@@ -137,26 +143,27 @@ main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 
     bool is_debug = handle_args( a );
 
-    if ( !is_debug )
+#ifdef WITH_KF5DBus
+    KDBusService service( is_debug ? KDBusService::Multiple : KDBusService::Unique );
+#else
+    KDSingleApplicationGuard guard( is_debug ? KDSingleApplicationGuard::NoPolicy
+                                             : KDSingleApplicationGuard::AutoKillOtherInstances );
+    if ( !is_debug && !guard.isPrimaryInstance() )
     {
-        KDSingleApplicationGuard guard( KDSingleApplicationGuard::AutoKillOtherInstances );
-
-        if ( !guard.isPrimaryInstance() )
+        // Here we have not yet set-up the logger system, so qDebug() is ok
+        auto instancelist = guard.instances();
+        qDebug() << "Calamares is already running, shutting down.";
+        if ( instancelist.count() > 0 )
         {
-            // Here we have not yet set-up the logger system, so qDebug() is ok
-            auto instancelist = guard.instances();
-            qDebug() << "Calamares is already running, shutting down.";
-            if ( instancelist.count() > 0 )
-            {
-                qDebug() << "Other running Calamares instances:";
-            }
-            for ( const auto& i : instancelist )
-            {
-                qDebug() << "  " << i.isValid() << i.pid() << i.arguments();
-            }
-            return 69;  // EX_UNAVAILABLE on FreeBSD
+            qDebug() << "Other running Calamares instances:";
         }
+        for ( const auto& i : instancelist )
+        {
+            qDebug() << "  " << i.isValid() << i.pid() << i.arguments();
+        }
+        return 69;  // EX_UNAVAILABLE on FreeBSD
     }
+#endif
 
     Calamares::Settings::init( is_debug );
     a.init();