diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e2dd342b..c78d24f89 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -420,3 +420,7 @@ install(FILES
     ${kmail_BINARY_DIR}/src/org.kde.kmail.kmail.xml
     DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSINTERFACEDIR}
     )
+
+configure_file(data/org.kde.kmail.service.in org.kde.kmail.service)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kmail.service DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSSERVICEDIR})
+
diff --git a/src/data/org.kde.kmail.service.in b/src/data/org.kde.kmail.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47810c145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/org.kde.kmail.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[D-BUS Service]
+Name=org.kde.kmail
+Exec=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/kmail