diff --git a/js/misc/gnomeSession.js b/js/misc/gnomeSession.js
index ce4e7e9d3..1a52a6f4b 100644
--- a/js/misc/gnomeSession.js
+++ b/js/misc/gnomeSession.js
@@ -102,3 +102,24 @@ Inhibitor.prototype = {
 };
 DBus.proxifyPrototype(Inhibitor.prototype, InhibitorIface);
 Signals.addSignalMethods(Inhibitor.prototype);
+
+
+// Not the full interface, only the methods we use
+const SessionManagerIface = {
+    name: 'org.gnome.SessionManager',
+    methods: [
+        { name: 'Logout', inSignature: 'u', outSignature: '' },
+        { name: 'Shutdown', inSignature: '', outSignature: '' }
+    ]
+};
+
+function SessionManager() {
+    this._init();
+}
+
+SessionManager.prototype = {
+    _init: function() {
+        DBus.session.proxifyObject(this, 'org.gnome.SessionManager', '/org/gnome/SessionManager');
+    }
+};
+DBus.proxifyPrototype(SessionManager.prototype, SessionManagerIface);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/ui/statusMenu.js b/js/ui/statusMenu.js
index 9c251b83c..2a04506db 100644
--- a/js/ui/statusMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/statusMenu.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ StatusMenuButton.prototype = {
         this._user = this._gdm.get_user(GLib.get_user_name());
         this._presence = new GnomeSession.Presence();
         this._presenceItems = {};
+        this._session = new GnomeSession.SessionManager();
 
         this._account_mgr = Tp.AccountManager.dup()
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ StatusMenuButton.prototype = {
 
     _onQuitSessionActivate: function() {
         Main.overview.hide();
-        Util.spawn(['gnome-session-quit', '--logout']);
+        this._session.LogoutRemote(0);
     },
 
     _onSuspendOrPowerOffActivate: function() {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ StatusMenuButton.prototype = {
                 this._upClient.suspend_sync(null);
             }));
         } else {
-            Util.spawn(['gnome-session-quit', '--power-off']);
+            this._session.ShutdownRemote();
         }
     },