diff --git a/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.c b/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.c
index d0bbd47..ae4a975 100644
--- a/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.c
+++ b/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.c
@@ -317,6 +317,41 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
+ * pk_control_suggest_daemon_quit:
+ * @control: a valid #PkControl instance
+ * @error: a %GError to put the error code and message in, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Return value: if the call was made successfully
+ **/
+gboolean
+pk_control_suggest_daemon_quit (PkControl *control, GError **error)
+{
+	gboolean ret;
+	GError *error_local = NULL;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (PK_IS_CONTROL (control), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
+
+	/* check to see if we have a valid proxy */
+	if (control->priv->proxy == NULL) {
+		egg_warning ("No proxy for manager");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	ret = dbus_g_proxy_call (control->priv->proxy, "SuggestDaemonQuit", &error_local,
+				 G_TYPE_INVALID,
+				 G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	if (!ret) {
+		/* abort as the DBUS method failed */
+		egg_warning ("SuggestDaemonQuit failed :%s", error_local->message);
+		pk_control_error_set (error, PK_CONTROL_ERROR_FAILED, error_local->message);
+		g_error_free (error_local);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
  * pk_control_get_network_state:
  * @control: a valid #PkControl instance
  * @error: a %GError to put the error code and message in, or %NULL
diff --git a/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.h b/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.h
index a14603d..fe8a687 100644
--- a/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.h
+++ b/lib/packagekit-glib/pk-control.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ gchar		**pk_control_get_mime_types		(PkControl	*control,
 							 GError		**error);
 PkNetworkEnum	 pk_control_get_network_state		(PkControl	*control,
 							 GError		**error);
+gboolean	 pk_control_suggest_daemon_quit		(PkControl	*control,
+							 GError		**error);
 gboolean	 pk_control_get_backend_detail		(PkControl	*control,
 							 gchar		**name,
 							 gchar		**author,