diff --git a/gio/gapplication.c b/gio/gapplication.c
index 02a0cf61c..1cf12233c 100644
--- a/gio/gapplication.c
+++ b/gio/gapplication.c
@@ -1646,12 +1646,11 @@ g_application_change_action_state (GActionGroup *action_group,
   g_return_if_fail (application->priv->is_registered);
 
   if (application->priv->remote_actions)
-    return g_action_group_change_action_state (application->priv->remote_actions,
-                                               action_name, value);
+    g_application_impl_change_action_state (application->priv->impl, action_name, value,
+                                            get_platform_data (application));
 
   else
-    g_action_group_change_action_state (application->priv->actions,
-                                        action_name, value);
+    g_action_group_change_action_state (application->priv->actions, action_name, value);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1665,13 +1664,12 @@ g_application_activate_action (GActionGroup *action_group,
                     application->priv->actions != NULL);
   g_return_if_fail (application->priv->is_registered);
 
-  if (application->priv->remote_actions)
-    return g_action_group_activate_action (application->priv->remote_actions,
-                                           action_name, parameter);
+  if (application->priv->is_remote)
+    g_application_impl_activate_action (application->priv->impl, action_name, parameter,
+                                        get_platform_data (application));
 
   else
-    g_action_group_activate_action (application->priv->actions,
-                                    action_name, parameter);
+    g_action_group_activate_action (application->priv->actions, action_name, parameter);
 }
 
 static GAction *
diff --git a/gio/gapplicationimpl-dbus.c b/gio/gapplicationimpl-dbus.c
index 3d15f5246..da0465ad7 100644
--- a/gio/gapplicationimpl-dbus.c
+++ b/gio/gapplicationimpl-dbus.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static GDBusInterfaceInfo *org_gtk_private_CommandLine;
 struct _GApplicationImpl
 {
   GDBusConnection *session_bus;
+  GDBusActionGroup *remote_actions;
   const gchar     *bus_name;
 
   gchar           *object_path;
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@ g_application_impl_register (GApplication       *application,
     }
 
   *remote_actions = G_ACTION_GROUP (actions);
+  impl->remote_actions = actions;
 
   return impl;
 }
@@ -591,6 +593,24 @@ g_application_impl_open (GApplicationImpl  *impl,
                           NULL, 0, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+void
+g_application_impl_activate_action (GApplicationImpl *impl,
+                                    const gchar      *action_name,
+                                    GVariant         *parameter,
+                                    GVariant         *platform_data)
+{
+  g_dbus_action_group_activate_action_full (impl->remote_actions, action_name, parameter, platform_data);
+}
+
+void
+g_application_impl_change_action_state (GApplicationImpl *impl,
+                                        const gchar      *action_name,
+                                        GVariant         *value,
+                                        GVariant         *platform_data)
+{
+  g_dbus_action_group_change_action_state_full (impl->remote_actions, action_name, value, platform_data);
+}
+
 static void
 g_application_impl_cmdline_method_call (GDBusConnection       *connection,
                                         const gchar           *sender,
diff --git a/gio/gapplicationimpl.h b/gio/gapplicationimpl.h
index 0072c545d..c00bbf78c 100644
--- a/gio/gapplicationimpl.h
+++ b/gio/gapplicationimpl.h
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ void                    g_application_impl_open                         (GApplic
                                                                          const gchar        *hint,
                                                                          GVariant           *platform_data);
 
+G_GNUC_INTERNAL
+void                    g_application_impl_activate_action              (GApplicationImpl   *impl,
+                                                                         const gchar        *action_name,
+                                                                         GVariant           *parameter,
+                                                                         GVariant           *platform_data);
+
+G_GNUC_INTERNAL
+void                    g_application_impl_change_action_state          (GApplicationImpl   *impl,
+                                                                         const gchar        *action_name,
+                                                                         GVariant           *value,
+                                                                         GVariant           *platform_data);
+
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 int                     g_application_impl_command_line                 (GApplicationImpl   *impl,
                                                                          gchar             **arguments,