diff --git a/src/xbus/plugin.cpp b/src/xbus/plugin.cpp
index f3c35bc8b..91d45a52f 100644
--- a/src/xbus/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/xbus/plugin.cpp
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ namespace XBus
     {
     }
 
+    void CPlugin::startServer(const QString &address)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(! m_server);
+        m_server = new BlackCore::CDBusServer(address, this);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/xbus/plugin.h b/src/xbus/plugin.h
index 85e3703a1..4730c7c63 100644
--- a/src/xbus/plugin.h
+++ b/src/xbus/plugin.h
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
 
 //! \namespace XBus
 
-#include <QObject>
+#define NOMINMAX
+
+#pragma push_macro("interface")
+#undef interface
+#include "blackcore/dbus_server.h"
+#pragma pop_macro("interface")
 
 namespace XBus
 {
@@ -25,6 +30,9 @@ namespace XBus
         CPlugin();
 
     private:
+        BlackCore::CDBusServer *m_server = nullptr;
+
+        void startServer(const QString &address);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xbus/xbus.pro b/src/xbus/xbus.pro
index b1d4cd361..25fe137a3 100644
--- a/src/xbus/xbus.pro
+++ b/src/xbus/xbus.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ QT       += core gui widgets dbus network
 TEMPLATE = lib
 
 CONFIG += shared
-CONFIG += blackmisc
+CONFIG += blackmisc blackcore
 
 LIBS += -lXPLM
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SOURCES += *.cpp
 HEADERS += *.h
 
 #win32:!win32-g++*: PRE_TARGETDEPS += ../../../../lib/blackmisc.lib
+#win32:!win32-g++*: PRE_TARGETDEPS += ../../../../lib/blackcore.lib
 
 
 # Required by X-Plane SDK