diff --git a/keyboard_input.cpp b/keyboard_input.cpp
index c1747f6860..57aa7b0dc0 100644
--- a/keyboard_input.cpp
+++ b/keyboard_input.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,18 @@ void KeyboardInputRedirection::init()
         }
     );
 
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().connect(QString(),
+                                          QStringLiteral("/Layouts"),
+                                          QStringLiteral("org.kde.keyboard"),
+                                          QStringLiteral("reloadConfig"),
+                                          this,
+                                          SLOT(reconfigure()));
+
+    m_xkb->reconfigure();
+}
+
+void KeyboardInputRedirection::reconfigure()
+{
     m_xkb->reconfigure();
 }
 
diff --git a/keyboard_input.h b/keyboard_input.h
index 85a5ce3e6d..dbb2865623 100644
--- a/keyboard_input.h
+++ b/keyboard_input.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ public:
         return m_xkb->modifiers();
     }
 
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void reconfigure();
+
 private:
     InputRedirection *m_input;
     bool m_inited = false;