diff --git a/interfaces/org.freedesktop.Akonadi.NotificationManager.xml b/interfaces/org.freedesktop.Akonadi.NotificationManager.xml
--- a/interfaces/org.freedesktop.Akonadi.NotificationManager.xml
+++ b/interfaces/org.freedesktop.Akonadi.NotificationManager.xml
@@ -46,5 +46,9 @@
     <method name="notificationCount">
       <arg type="i" direction="out" />
     </method>
+
+    <method name="triggerTimer">
+      <arg type="as" direction="out" />
+    </method>
   </interface>
 </node>
diff --git a/server/src/notificationmanager.h b/server/src/notificationmanager.h
--- a/server/src/notificationmanager.h
+++ b/server/src/notificationmanager.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
     Q_SCRIPTABLE int notificationCount() const;
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QStringList debugMessages() const;
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QStringList listNotifications() const;
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE QStringList triggerTimer();
 
   Q_SIGNALS:
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void notify( const Akonadi::NotificationMessage::List &msgs );
diff --git a/server/src/notificationmanager.cpp b/server/src/notificationmanager.cpp
--- a/server/src/notificationmanager.cpp
+++ b/server/src/notificationmanager.cpp
@@ -260,3 +260,13 @@
 {
     return mDebugMessages;
 }
+
+QStringList NotificationManager::triggerTimer()
+{
+    QStringList ret;
+    ret << QString::fromUtf8("The timer is currently %1").arg(mTimer.isActive() ? QString::fromUtf8("active"): QString::fromUtf8("inactive"));
+    ret << QString::fromUtf8("The intervall is currently %1 msec").arg(mTimer.interval());
+    mTimer.stop();
+    emitPendingNotifications();
+    return ret;
+}