diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp b/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
index d1d70ef..7180ba0 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,48 @@ const QString &SnorePlugin::name() const
     return m_name;
 }
 
+void SnorePlugin::startTimeout(Notification &notification)
+{
+    if(notification.sticky())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    uint id = notification.id();
+    QTimer *timer = qvariant_cast<QTimer*>(notification.hints().privateValue(this, "timeout"));
+    if(notification.updateID() != (uint)-1)
+    {
+        id = notification.updateID();
+    }
+    if(timer)
+    {
+        timer->stop();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        timer = new QTimer(this);
+        timer->setSingleShot(true);
+        timer->setProperty("notificationID", id);
+    }
+
+    timer->setInterval(notification.timeout() * 1000);
+    connect(timer,SIGNAL(timeout()),this,SLOT(notificationTimedOut()));
+    timer->start();
+}
+
+void SnorePlugin::notificationTimedOut()
+{
+
+    QTimer *timer = qobject_cast<QTimer*>(sender());
+    Notification n = snore()->getActiveNotificationByID(timer->property("notificationID").toUInt());
+    if(n.isValid())
+    {
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << n;
+        timer->deleteLater();
+        snore()->requestCloseNotification(n,NotificationEnums::CloseReasons::TIMED_OUT);
+    }
+    timer->deleteLater();
+}
+
 bool SnorePlugin::deinitialize()
 {
     if(m_initialized)
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugins.h b/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
index 408e444..fe02593 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ public:
     SnoreCore* snore();
     const QString &name() const;
 
+protected:
+    void startTimeout(Notification &notification);
+private slots:
+    void notificationTimedOut();
+
 private:
     SnorePlugin() {}
     QString m_name;
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
index 60f546f..c813dba 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
+++ b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
@@ -167,45 +167,3 @@ bool SnoreBackend::deinitialize()
     }
     return false;
 }
-
-void SnoreBackend::startTimeout(Notification &notification)
-{
-    if(notification.sticky())
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-    uint id = notification.id();
-    QTimer *timer = qvariant_cast<QTimer*>(notification.hints().privateValue(this, "timeout"));
-    if(notification.updateID() != (uint)-1)
-    {
-        id = notification.updateID();
-    }
-    if(timer)
-    {
-        timer->stop();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        timer = new QTimer(this);
-        timer->setSingleShot(true);
-        timer->setProperty("notificationID", id);
-    }
-
-    timer->setInterval(notification.timeout() * 1000);
-    connect(timer,SIGNAL(timeout()),this,SLOT(slotNotificationTimedOut()));
-    timer->start();
-}
-
-
-void SnoreBackend::slotNotificationTimedOut()
-{
-    QTimer *timer = qobject_cast<QTimer*>(sender());
-    Notification n = snore()->getActiveNotificationByID(timer->property("notificationID").toUInt());
-    if(n.isValid())
-    {
-        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << n;
-        timer->deleteLater();
-        snore()->requestCloseNotification(n,NotificationEnums::CloseReasons::TIMED_OUT);
-    }
-    timer->deleteLater();
-}
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h
index 58abb27..257636e 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h
+++ b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h
@@ -56,12 +56,9 @@ public slots:
     virtual void slotNotify ( Snore::Notification notification ) = 0;
     virtual void slotCloseNotification ( Snore::Notification notification );
 
-private slots:
-    void slotNotificationTimedOut();
-
 protected:
     void closeNotification(Snore::Notification,Snore::NotificationEnums::CloseReasons::closeReasons);
-    void startTimeout(Notification &notification);
+
 
 private:
     QHash<uint,Notification> m_activeNotifications;