diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.cpp b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.cpp
index 5a5fd4e..f40dc00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 
 int FreedesktopImageHint::imageHintID = qDBusRegisterMetaType<FreedesktopImageHint>();
 
-FreedesktopImageHint::FreedesktopImageHint()
-{
-
-}
 
 FreedesktopImageHint::FreedesktopImageHint(const QImage &img)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.h b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.h
index 1263292..55239e0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.h
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/fredesktopnotification.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 class FreedesktopImageHint
 {
 public:
-    FreedesktopImageHint();
+    FreedesktopImageHint() = default;
     FreedesktopImageHint(const QImage &img);
     QImage toQImage()const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.cpp b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.cpp
index 7f030e1..18a129b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
 
 using namespace Snore;
 
-FreedesktopBackend::FreedesktopBackend() :
-    SnoreBackend("Freedesktop Notification", true, true, true)
-{
-}
-
 bool FreedesktopBackend::initialize()
 {
 
@@ -24,7 +19,7 @@ bool FreedesktopBackend::initialize()
     QDBusPendingReply<QStringList> reply = m_interface->GetCapabilities();
     reply.waitForFinished();
     QStringList caps  = reply.value();
-    setSupportsRichtext(caps.contains("body-markup"));
+    m_supportsRichtext = caps.contains("body-markup");
     connect(m_interface, SIGNAL(ActionInvoked(uint,QString)), this, SLOT(slotActionInvoked(uint,QString)));
     connect(m_interface, SIGNAL(NotificationClosed(uint,uint)), this , SLOT(slotNotificationClosed(uint,uint)));
 
@@ -44,6 +39,16 @@ bool FreedesktopBackend::deinitialize()
     return false;
 }
 
+bool FreedesktopBackend::canCloseNotification() const
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool FreedesktopBackend::canUpdateNotification() const
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
 void  FreedesktopBackend::slotNotify(Notification noti)
 {
     QStringList actions;
@@ -70,12 +75,8 @@ void  FreedesktopBackend::slotNotify(Notification noti)
         m_dbusIdMap.take(updateId);
     }
 
-    QString title = QString("%1 - %2").arg(noti.application().name(), noti.title());
-    QString body(noti.text());
-    if (!supportsRichtext()) {
-        title = Utils::toPlainText(title);
-        body = Utils::toPlainText(body);
-    }
+    QString title = QString("%1 - %2").arg(noti.application().name(), noti.title(m_supportsRichtext ? Utils::ALL_MARKUP : Utils::NO_MARKUP));
+    QString body(noti.text(m_supportsRichtext ? Utils::ALL_MARKUP : Utils::NO_MARKUP));
     QDBusPendingReply<uint>  id = m_interface->Notify(noti.application().name(), updateId, "", title,
                                   body, actions, hints, noti.isSticky() ? -1 : noti.timeout() * 1000);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.h b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.h
index 2a4edd9..1760c87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.h
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotification_backend.h
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ class  FreedesktopBackend: public Snore::SnoreBackend
     Q_INTERFACES(Snore::SnoreBackend)
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.Snore.NotificationBackend/1.0" FILE "plugin.json")
 public:
-    FreedesktopBackend();
-    virtual bool initialize() override;
-    virtual bool deinitialize() override;
+    FreedesktopBackend() = default;
+    ~FreedesktopBackend() = default;
+    bool initialize() override;
+    bool deinitialize() override;
+
+    bool canCloseNotification() const override;
+    bool canUpdateNotification() const override;
 
 public slots:
     void slotNotify(Snore::Notification notification) override;
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ public slots:
 private:
     org::freedesktop::Notifications *m_interface;
     QHash<uint, Snore::Notification> m_dbusIdMap;
+    bool m_supportsRichtext;
 
 };