--- a/enlightenment/src/bin/e_main.c	
+++ a/enlightenment/src/bin/e_main.c	
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ static double t0, t1, t2;
 #include <Emotion.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <dbus/dbus.h>
+
 /*
  * i need to make more use of these when i'm baffled as to when something is
  * up. other hooks:
@@ -175,6 +177,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 
    TS("Begin Startup");
+   TS("Set up the D-Bus session address");
+   /* TODO: Check the address to be a socket. */
+   dbus_setup_session_address(getenv("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"));
 
    /* trap deadly bug signals and allow some form of sane recovery */
    /* or ability to gdb attach and debug at this point - better than your */