diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e2b113819..8f9a4c737 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ kde4_add_ui_files(okularpart_SRCS
    conf/dlgpresentationbase.ui
 )
 
+qt4_add_dbus_interfaces(okularpart_SRCS ${DBUS_INTERFACES_INSTALL_DIR}/org.kde.KSpeech.xml)
 
 kde4_add_plugin(okularpart ${okularpart_SRCS})
 
diff --git a/ui/tts.cpp b/ui/tts.cpp
index 76e155796..42f630323 100644
--- a/ui/tts.cpp
+++ b/ui/tts.cpp
@@ -9,46 +9,34 @@
 
 #include "tts.h"
 
-#include <QtDBus/QDBusConnection>
-#include <QtDBus/QDBusConnectionInterface>
-#include <QtDBus/QDBusInterface>
-#include <QtDBus/QDBusReply>
-
 #include <klocale.h>
 #include <ktoolinvocation.h>
 
 #include "pageviewutils.h"
+#include "kspeechinterface.h"
 
 /* Private storage. */
 class OkularTTS::Private
 {
 public:
-    Private()
+    Private( OkularTTS *qq )
+        : q( qq ), kspeech( 0 )
     {
     }
 
+    void setupIface();
+    void teardownIface();
+
+    OkularTTS *q;
     PageViewMessage *messageWindow;
+    org::kde::KSpeech* kspeech;
 };
 
-
-OkularTTS::OkularTTS( PageViewMessage *messageWindow, QObject *parent )
-    : QObject( parent ), d( new Private )
+void OkularTTS::Private::setupIface()
 {
-    d->messageWindow = messageWindow;
-}
-
-OkularTTS::~OkularTTS()
-{
-    delete d;
-}
-
-void OkularTTS::say( const QString &text )
-{
-    if ( text.isEmpty() )
+    if ( kspeech )
         return;
 
-    // Albert says is this ever necessary?
-    // we already attached on Part constructor
     // If KTTSD not running, start it.
     QDBusReply<bool> reply = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered( "org.kde.kttsd" );
     bool kttsdactive = false;
@@ -59,7 +47,7 @@ void OkularTTS::say( const QString &text )
         QString error;
         if ( KToolInvocation::startServiceByDesktopName( "kttsd", QStringList(), &error ) )
         {
-            d->messageWindow->display( i18n( "Starting KTTSD Failed: %1", error ) );
+            messageWindow->display( i18n( "Starting KTTSD Failed: %1", error ) );
         }
         else
         {
@@ -69,9 +57,60 @@ void OkularTTS::say( const QString &text )
     if ( kttsdactive )
     {
         // creating the connection to the kspeech interface
-        QDBusInterface kspeech( "org.kde.kttsd", "/KSpeech", "org.kde.KSpeech" );
-        kspeech.call( "setApplicationName", "Okular" );
-        kspeech.call( "say", text, 0 );
+        kspeech = new org::kde::KSpeech( "org.kde.kttsd", "/KSpeech", QDBusConnection::sessionBus() );
+        kspeech->setApplicationName( "Okular" );
+        connect( QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface(), SIGNAL( serviceUnregistered( const QString & ) ),
+                 q, SLOT( slotServiceUnregistered( const QString & ) ) );
+        connect( QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface(), SIGNAL( serviceOwnerChanged( const QString &, const QString &, const QString & ) ),
+                 q, SLOT( slotServiceOwnerChanged( const QString &, const QString &, const QString & ) ) );
+    }
+}
+
+void OkularTTS::Private::teardownIface()
+{
+    disconnect( QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface(), 0, q, 0 );
+
+    delete kspeech;
+    kspeech = 0;
+}
+
+
+OkularTTS::OkularTTS( PageViewMessage *messageWindow, QObject *parent )
+    : QObject( parent ), d( new Private( this ) )
+{
+    d->messageWindow = messageWindow;
+}
+
+OkularTTS::~OkularTTS()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+void OkularTTS::say( const QString &text )
+{
+    if ( text.isEmpty() )
+        return;
+
+    d->setupIface();
+    if ( d->kspeech )
+    {
+        d->kspeech->say( text, 0 );
+    }
+}
+
+void OkularTTS::slotServiceUnregistered( const QString &service )
+{
+    if ( service == QLatin1String( "org.kde.kttsd" ) )
+    {
+        d->teardownIface();
+    }
+}
+
+void OkularTTS::slotServiceOwnerChanged( const QString &service, const QString &, const QString &newOwner )
+{
+    if ( service == QLatin1String( "org.kde.kttsd" ) && newOwner.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        d->teardownIface();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/tts.h b/ui/tts.h
index 52e3060e1..2e1bb1107 100644
--- a/ui/tts.h
+++ b/ui/tts.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class OkularTTS : public QObject
 
         void say( const QString &text );
 
+    private slots:
+        void slotServiceUnregistered( const QString& );
+        void slotServiceOwnerChanged( const QString&, const QString&, const QString& );
+
     private:
         // private storage
         class Private;