diff --git a/src/globalshortcuts/globalshortcutsbackend-kglobalaccel.cpp b/src/globalshortcuts/globalshortcutsbackend-kglobalaccel.cpp
index abdc67a7e..31cddb12e 100644
--- a/src/globalshortcuts/globalshortcutsbackend-kglobalaccel.cpp
+++ b/src/globalshortcuts/globalshortcutsbackend-kglobalaccel.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ void GlobalShortcutsBackendKGlobalAccel::RegisterFinished(QDBusPendingCallWatche
   }
 
   QObject::connect(component_, &org::kde::kglobalaccel::Component::globalShortcutPressed, this, &GlobalShortcutsBackendKGlobalAccel::GlobalShortcutPressed, Qt::UniqueConnection);
+  QObject::connect(component_, &org::kde::kglobalaccel::Component::globalShortcutRepeated, this, &GlobalShortcutsBackendKGlobalAccel::GlobalShortcutPressed, Qt::UniqueConnection);
 
   qLog(Debug) << "Registered.";
 
diff --git a/src/globalshortcuts/org.kde.KGlobalAccel.Component.xml b/src/globalshortcuts/org.kde.KGlobalAccel.Component.xml
index 8a785c540..b6a1a7055 100644
--- a/src/globalshortcuts/org.kde.KGlobalAccel.Component.xml
+++ b/src/globalshortcuts/org.kde.KGlobalAccel.Component.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
             <arg name="actionUnique" type="s" direction="out"/>
             <arg name="timestamp" type="x" direction="out"/>
         </signal>
+        <signal name="globalShortcutRepeated">
+            <arg name="componentUnique" type="s" direction="out"/>
+            <arg name="actionUnique" type="s" direction="out"/>
+            <arg name="timestamp" type="x" direction="out"/>
+        </signal>
         <method name="cleanUp">
             <arg type="b" direction="out"/>
         </method>