diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f3fd935..70e0afc7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED Core Gui Widgets Qml Quick Te
 
 find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Plasma Service Declarative I18n)
 find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS PlasmaQuick DBusAddons Notifications)
+find_package(KF5Wayland CONFIG)
+set_package_properties(KF5Wayland PROPERTIES
+                       TYPE REQUIRED
+                       PURPOSE "Required for interacting with the compositor")
 
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/CMakeLists.txt b/containments/taskpanel/CMakeLists.txt
index 83cf80d5..0cf2b309 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ target_link_libraries(plasma_containment_phone_taskpanel
                       Qt5::Qml
                       KF5::I18n
                       KF5::Service
+                      KF5::WaylandClient
                      )
 
 
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/package/contents/code/showdesktop.js b/containments/taskpanel/package/contents/code/showdesktop.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d3530349..00000000
--- a/containments/taskpanel/package/contents/code/showdesktop.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-workspace.slotToggleShowDesktop();
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/taskpanel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 25e9c2db..506bab38 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -35,11 +35,21 @@ Rectangle {
     property Item toolBox
     
     PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
+        id: showDesktopButton
         height: parent.height
         width: height
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
         iconSource: "go-home"
-        onClicked: plasmoid.nativeInterface.executeScript("showdesktop");
+        checkable: true
+        onCheckedChanged: {
+            plasmoid.nativeInterface.showDesktop = checked;
+        }
+        Connections {
+            target: plasmoid.nativeInterface
+            onShowingDesktopChanged: {
+                showDesktopButton.checked = plasmoid.nativeInterface.showDesktop;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
@@ -49,4 +59,4 @@ Rectangle {
         iconSource: "window-close"
         onClicked: plasmoid.nativeInterface.executeScript("close");
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
index 729138bc..49dfecb9 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,19 @@
 
 #include <Plasma/Package>
 
+#include <KWayland/Client/connection_thread.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/plasmawindowmanagement.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/registry.h>
+
 static const QString s_kwinService = QStringLiteral("org.kde.KWin");
 
 TaskPanel::TaskPanel(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : Plasma::Containment(parent, args)
+    , m_showingDesktop(false)
+    , m_windowManagement(nullptr)
 {
     setHasConfigurationInterface(true);
+    initWayland();
 }
 
 TaskPanel::~TaskPanel()
@@ -61,6 +68,43 @@ void TaskPanel::executeScript(const QString &script)
     }
 }
 
+void TaskPanel::requestShowingDesktop(bool showingDesktop)
+{
+    if (!m_windowManagement) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_windowManagement->setShowingDesktop(showingDesktop);
+}
+
+void TaskPanel::initWayland()
+{
+    if (!QGuiApplication::platformName().startsWith(QLatin1String("wayland"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    using namespace KWayland::Client;
+    ConnectionThread *connection = ConnectionThread::fromApplication(this);
+    if (!connection) {
+        return;
+    }
+    Registry *registry = new Registry(this);
+    registry->create(connection);
+    connect(registry, &Registry::plasmaWindowManagementAnnounced, this,
+        [this, registry] (quint32 name, quint32 version) {
+            m_windowManagement = registry->createPlasmaWindowManagement(name, version, this);
+            connect(m_windowManagement, &PlasmaWindowManagement::showingDesktopChanged, this,
+                [this] (bool showing) {
+                    if (showing == m_showingDesktop) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    m_showingDesktop = showing;
+                    emit showingDesktopChanged(m_showingDesktop);
+                }
+            );
+        }
+    );
+    registry->setup();
+}
+
 K_EXPORT_PLASMA_APPLET_WITH_JSON(taskpanel, TaskPanel, "metadata.json")
 
 #include "taskpanel.moc"
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.h b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.h
index 259b1bf8..d384cb9d 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.h
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.h
@@ -24,9 +24,18 @@
 
 #include <Plasma/Containment>
 
+namespace KWayland
+{
+namespace Client
+{
+class PlasmaWindowManagement;
+}
+}
+
 class TaskPanel : public Plasma::Containment
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool showDesktop READ isShowingDesktop WRITE requestShowingDesktop NOTIFY showingDesktopChanged)
 
 public:
     TaskPanel( QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args );
@@ -34,7 +43,18 @@ public:
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void executeScript(const QString &script);
 
+    bool isShowingDesktop() const {
+        return m_showingDesktop;
+    }
+    void requestShowingDesktop(bool showingDesktop);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void showingDesktopChanged(bool);
+
 private:
+    void initWayland();
+    bool m_showingDesktop;
+    KWayland::Client::PlasmaWindowManagement *m_windowManagement;
 
 };