diff --git a/bin/plasma-phone.cmake b/bin/plasma-phone.cmake
index 1cc1e7be..dd188bd5 100644
--- a/bin/plasma-phone.cmake
+++ b/bin/plasma-phone.cmake
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ sleep 5
 paplay /usr/share/sounds/sitter/brmm.ogg &
 
 exec /usr/bin/plasmashell -p org.kde.plasma.phone 2>/tmp/plasmashell_logs
+dbus-send --session --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.StartServiceByName string:org.freedesktop.Telepathy.MissionControl5 uint32:0