diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1f4a54..a08418c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ dist: clean build-manpages
 			${PROJECT}.1.rst ${PROJECT}rc.5.rst ${OSOURCE} ${HEADER} ${PROJECT}.pc.in \
 			${PROJECT}.desktop version.h.in \
 			${PROJECT}.1 ${PROJECT}rc.5 \
+			org.pwmt.zathura.synxtex.xml \
 			${PROJECT}-${VERSION}
 	$(QUIET)cp tests/Makefile tests/config.mk tests/*.c \
 			${PROJECT}-${VERSION}/tests
@@ -184,7 +185,12 @@ install-headers: ${PROJECT}.pc
 	$(QUIET)mkdir -m 755 -p ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/pkgconfig
 	$(QUIET)install -m 644 ${PROJECT}.pc ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/pkgconfig
 
-install: all install-headers install-manpages
+install-dbus:
+	$(ECHO) installing D-Bus interface definitions
+	$(QUIET)mkdir -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(DBUSINTERFACEDIR)
+	$(QUIET)install -m 644 org.pwmt.zathura.synxtex.xml $(DESTDIR)$(DBUSINTERFACEDIR)
+
+install: all install-headers install-manpages install-dbus
 	$(ECHO) installing executable file
 	$(QUIET)mkdir -m 755 -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	$(QUIET)install -m 755 ${PROJECT} ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 620faa7..e167660 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ MANPREFIX ?= ${PREFIX}/share/man
 DESKTOPPREFIX ?= ${PREFIX}/share/applications
 LIBDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib
 INCLUDEDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/include
+DBUSINTERFACEDIR =? ${PREFIX}/share/dbus-1/interfaces
 
 # plugin directory
 PLUGINDIR ?= ${LIBDIR}/zathura
diff --git a/synctex-dbus.c b/synctex-dbus.c
index 4de17da..6d003f8 100644
--- a/synctex-dbus.c
+++ b/synctex-dbus.c
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE(ZathuraSynctexDbus, zathura_synctex_dbus, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
 
 /* template for bus name */
 static const char DBUS_NAME_TEMPLATE[] = "org.pwmt.zathura.PID-%d";
-/* template for object path */
-const char DBUS_OBJPATH[] = "/org/pwmt/zathura/synctex";
+/* object path */
+static const char DBUS_OBJPATH[] = "/org/pwmt/zathura/synctex";
+/* interface name */
+static const char DBUS_INTERFACE[] = "org.pwmt.zathura.synctex";
 
 typedef struct private_s {
   zathura_t* zathura;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ typedef struct private_s {
 /* Introspection data for the service we are exporting */
 static const char SYNCTEX_DBUS_INTROSPECTION[] =
   "<node>\n"
-  "  <interface name='org.pwmt.zathura.Synctex'>\n"
+  "  <interface name='org.pwmt.zathura.synctex'>\n"
   "    <method name='View'>\n"
   "      <arg type='s' name='position' direction='in' />\n"
   "      <arg type='b' name='return' direction='out' />\n"
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ synctex_forward_position(const char* filename, const char* position)
 
     GVariant* vfilename = g_dbus_connection_call_sync(connection,
       name, DBUS_OBJPATH, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-      "Get", g_variant_new("(ss)", "org.pwmt.zathura.Synctex", "filename"),
+      "Get", g_variant_new("(ss)", DBUS_INTERFACE, "filename"),
       G_VARIANT_TYPE("(v)"), G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
       TIMEOUT, NULL, &error);
     if (vfilename == NULL) {
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ synctex_forward_position(const char* filename, const char* position)
     found_one = true;
 
     GVariant* ret = g_dbus_connection_call_sync(connection,
-      name, DBUS_OBJPATH, "org.pwmt.zathura.Synctex", "View",
+      name, DBUS_OBJPATH, DBUS_INTERFACE, "View",
       g_variant_new("(s)", position), G_VARIANT_TYPE("(b)"),
       G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE, TIMEOUT, NULL, &error);
     if (ret == NULL) {