diff --git a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp
index 57d8557e..20b304c3 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp
+++ b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ HomeScreen::HomeScreen(QObject *parent, const KPluginMetaData &data, const QVari
 
 HomeScreen::~HomeScreen() = default;
 
+bool HomeScreen::showingDesktop() const
+{
+    return KWindowSystem::showingDesktop();
+}
+
+void HomeScreen::setShowingDesktop(bool showingDesktop)
+{
+    KWindowSystem::setShowingDesktop(showingDesktop);
+}
+
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(HomeScreen, "package/metadata.json")
 
 #include "homescreen.moc"
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h
index 1427f067..3051967d 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h
+++ b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@
 class HomeScreen : public Plasma::Containment
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool showingDesktop READ showingDesktop WRITE setShowingDesktop NOTIFY showingDesktopChanged)
 
 public:
     HomeScreen(QObject *parent, const KPluginMetaData &data, const QVariantList &args);
     ~HomeScreen() override;
+
+    bool showingDesktop() const;
+    void setShowingDesktop(bool showingDesktop);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void showingDesktopChanged(bool showingDesktop);
 };