diff --git a/python/sessionmanager.py b/python/sessionmanager.py
index 22c3147..19c1e91 100755
--- a/python/sessionmanager.py
+++ b/python/sessionmanager.py
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ from optparse import OptionParser
 from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 import os
 
+try:
+    import dbus.service
+    import gobject
+    have_dbus = True
+except:
+    have_dbus = False
+
+
 SESSION_PATH="/home/torbenh/jackSessions/"
 
 defaults = { "jackclientname": "sessionmanager", "sessiondir": "~/jackSessions" }
@@ -30,11 +38,15 @@ class SessionManager( object ):
 	    print "Sessiondir %s does not exist. Creating it..."%self.sessiondir
 	    os.mkdir( self.sessiondir )
 
+    def list_projects( self ):
+	files = os.listdir( self.sessiondir )
+	files = filter( lambda x: os.path.isdir( os.path.join( self.sessiondir, x ) ), files )
+	return files
 
     def load_session( self, name ):
 	if not os.path.exists( self.sessiondir+name+"/session.xml" ):
 	    print "Session %s does not exist"%name
-	    return
+	    return -1
 
 	sd = state.SessionDom( self.sessiondir+name+"/session.xml" )
 
@@ -98,12 +110,13 @@ class SessionManager( object ):
 	    
 
 	print "session restored..."
+	return 0
 
 
     def save_session( self, name ): 
 	if os.path.exists( self.sessiondir+name ):
 	    print "session %s already exists"
-	    return
+	    return -1
 	os.mkdir( self.sessiondir+name )
 	g=self.cl.get_graph()
 	notify = self.cl.session_save( self.sessiondir+name+"/" )
@@ -132,13 +145,43 @@ class SessionManager( object ):
 	f.close()
 
 	print sd.get_xml()
+	return 0
 
     def exit( self ):
 	self.cl.close()
 
+if have_dbus:
+    class DbusSM( dbus.service.Object ):
+	def __init__( self, sm ):
+	    self.sm = sm
+	    dbus.service.Object.__init__( self, None, 
+		    "/org/jackaudio/sessionmanager",
+		    dbus.service.BusName( "org.jackaudio.sessionmanager", bus=dbus.SessionBus() ) )
+	@dbus.service.method( dbus_interface="org.jackaudio.sessionmanager",
+		in_signature="s", out_signature="i" )
+	def save_as( self, name ):
+	    return self.sm.save_session( name )
+
+	@dbus.service.method( dbus_interface="org.jackaudio.sessionmanager",
+		in_signature="s", out_signature="i" )
+	def load( self, name ):
+	    return self.sm.load_session( name )
+
+	@dbus.service.method( dbus_interface="org.jackaudio.sessionmanager",
+		in_signature="", out_signature="as" )
+	def list( self ):
+	    return self.sm.list_projects()
+
+	@dbus.service.method( dbus_interface="org.jackaudio.sessionmanager",
+		in_signature="", out_signature="" )
+	def daemon_quit( self ):
+	    loop.quit() 
+
 oparser = OptionParser()
-#oparser.add_option( "--dbus", action="store_true", dest="dbus", default=False,
-#		    help="Use DBUS to issue commands to a running instance" )
+oparser.add_option( "--nodbus", action="store_false", dest="dbus", default=have_dbus,
+		    help="Dont use DBUS to issue commands to a running instance" )
+oparser.add_option( "--daemon", action="store_true", dest="daemon", default=False,
+		    help="Start in daemon mode, and listen for dbus commands" )
 #oparser.add_option( "--save", action="store_true", dest="save", default=False,
 #		    help="Tell SessionManger to save." )
 oparser.add_option( "--saveas", action="store", type="string", dest="saveas",
@@ -147,6 +190,10 @@ oparser.add_option( "--saveas", action="store", type="string", dest="saveas",
 #oparser.add_option( "--quit", action="store_true", dest="quit", default=False,
 #		    help="Tell SessionManager to Save And Quit" )
 
+oparser.add_option( "--list", action="store_true", dest="list", default=False,
+		    help="List Projects" )
+oparser.add_option( "--quitdaemon", action="store_true", dest="quitdaemon", default=False,
+		    help="Tell SessionManager Daemon to Exit" )
 #oparser.add_option( "--quitas", action="store", dest="quitas", type="string",
 #		    help="SaveAs And Quit" )
 oparser.add_option( "--load", action="store", dest="load", type="string",
@@ -154,14 +201,41 @@ oparser.add_option( "--load", action="store", dest="load", type="string",
 
 (opt,args) = oparser.parse_args()
 
-sm = SessionManager()
+if not opt.dbus:
+    sm = SessionManager()
+    if opt.saveas:
+	sm.save_session( opt.saveas )
+
+    if opt.load:
+	sm.load_session( opt.load )
+    sm.exit()
+else:
+    if opt.daemon:
+	sm = SessionManager()
+	from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
+	DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+	dbsm = DbusSM( sm )
+	loop = gobject.MainLoop()
+	loop.run()
+
+	sm.exit()
+    else:
+	session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+	sm_proxy = session_bus.get_object( "org.jackaudio.sessionmanager", "/org/jackaudio/sessionmanager" )
+	sm_iface = dbus.Interface( sm_proxy, "org.jackaudio.sessionmanager" )
+	if opt.saveas:
+	    sm_iface.save_as( opt.saveas )
+	if opt.load:
+	    sm_iface.load( opt.load )
+	if opt.list:
+	    projects = sm_iface.list()
+	    for i in projects:
+		print i
+
+	if opt.quitdaemon:
+	    sm_iface.quit()
 
-if opt.saveas:
-    sm.save_session( opt.saveas )
 
-if opt.load:
-    sm.load_session( opt.load )
 
-sm.exit()