diff --git a/utils/dbus/Config.in b/utils/dbus/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86ceed5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/dbus/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if PACKAGE_dbus
+
+config DBUS_VERBOSE
+	bool "Enable verbose error strings"
+	default n
+
+endif
diff --git a/utils/dbus/Makefile b/utils/dbus/Makefile
index da8a7bef3..263e8c53f 100644
--- a/utils/dbus/Makefile
+++ b/utils/dbus/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=
 PKG_LICENSE:=AFL-2.1
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:freedesktop:dbus
 
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
+	CONFIG_DBUS_VERBOSE
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
 
@@ -71,10 +74,13 @@ $(call Package/dbus/Default/description)
  This package contains D-Bus utilities.
 endef
 
+define Package/dbus/config
+  source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+endef
+
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
 	-DDBUS_SYSTEM_SOCKET=/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket \
 	-DDBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR=/tmp \
-	-DDBUS_SYSTEM_PID_FILE=/var/run/dbus.pid \
 	-DDBUS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DDBUS_LINUX=ON \
 	-DDBUS_DISABLE_ASSERT=ON \
@@ -88,7 +94,12 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
 	-DDBUS_DISABLE_CHECKS=ON \
 	-DDBUS_BUILD_X11=OFF \
 	-DDBUS_ENABLE_DOXYGEN_DOCS=OFF \
-	-DENABLE_QT_HELP=OFF
+	-DDBUS_ENABLE_QTHELP_DOCS=OFF \
+	-DDBUS_ENABLE_XML_DOCS=OFF
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_DBUS_VERBOSE),y)
+  CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DDBUS_ENABLE_VERBOSE_MODE=ON
+endif
 
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
@@ -128,7 +139,9 @@ endef
 
 define Package/dbus-utils/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) 	$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/dbus-{monitor,send,update-activation-environment} $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/dbus-monitor $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/dbus-send $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/dbus-test-tool $(1)/usr/bin/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libdbus))
diff --git a/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init b/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init
index afb70547c..949a38d16 100644
--- a/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init
+++ b/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init
@@ -3,15 +3,30 @@
 
 START=60
 
-SERVICE_PID_FILE=/var/run/dbus.pid
+USE_PROCD=1
+PROG=/usr/bin/dbus-daemon
 
-start() {
+# To enable this makes only sense if the dbus has been compiled with
+# the option CONFIG_DBUS_VERBOSE=y
+
+#DEBUG=1
+
+start_service() {
 	mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/lib/dbus
 	mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/run/dbus
+
 	[ -x /usr/bin/dbus-uuidgen ] && /usr/bin/dbus-uuidgen --ensure
-	service_start /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
+
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command "${PROG}"
+	procd_append_param command --system
+	procd_append_param command --nofork
+	[ -n "$DEBUG" ] && procd_set_param env DBUS_VERBOSE=1
+	procd_set_param stdout 1
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/bin/dbus-daemon
+stop_service() {
+	service_stop "${PROG}"
 }
diff --git a/utils/dbus/patches/020-cmake-fix-tmp-session-search.patch b/utils/dbus/patches/020-cmake-fix-tmp-session-search.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2847b628e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/dbus/patches/020-cmake-fix-tmp-session-search.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -471,14 +471,16 @@ endif()
+ 
+ #### Find socket directories
+ if(UNIX)
+-    if(NOT $ENV{TMPDIR} STREQUAL "")
+-        set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR $ENV{TMPDIR})
+-    elseif(NOT $ENV{TEMP} STREQUAL "")
+-        set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR $ENV{TEMP})
+-    elseif(NOT $ENV{TMP} STREQUAL "")
+-        set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR $ENV{TMP})
+-    else()
+-        set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR /tmp)
++    if(NOT DEFINED DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR)
++        if(NOT $ENV{TMPDIR} STREQUAL "")
++            set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR $ENV{TMPDIR})
++        elseif(NOT $ENV{TEMP} STREQUAL "")
++            set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR $ENV{TEMP})
++        elseif(NOT $ENV{TMP} STREQUAL "")
++            set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR $ENV{TMP})
++        else()
++            set(DBUS_SESSION_SOCKET_DIR /tmp)
++        endif()
+     endif()
+ endif()
+