diff --git a/forgewatch/constants.py b/forgewatch/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81cecb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forgewatch/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""Shared D-Bus constants for the forgewatch daemon.
+
+These values are used by both the daemon (``dbus_service``) and the
+indicator client so that the bus name, object path, and interface name
+stay in sync across processes.
+"""
+
+BUS_NAME = "org.forgewatch.Daemon"
+OBJECT_PATH = "/org/forgewatch/Daemon"
+INTERFACE_NAME = "org.forgewatch.Daemon"
diff --git a/forgewatch/dbus_service.py b/forgewatch/dbus_service.py
index d393c02..2e33ad2 100644
--- a/forgewatch/dbus_service.py
+++ b/forgewatch/dbus_service.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 from dbus_next.aio.message_bus import MessageBus
 from dbus_next.service import ServiceInterface, method, signal
 
+from .constants import BUS_NAME, INTERFACE_NAME, OBJECT_PATH
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 
@@ -24,11 +26,6 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# D-Bus naming constants
-BUS_NAME = "org.forgewatch.Daemon"
-OBJECT_PATH = "/org/forgewatch/Daemon"
-INTERFACE_NAME = "org.forgewatch.Daemon"
-
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Serialisation helpers
diff --git a/forgewatch/indicator/client.py b/forgewatch/indicator/client.py
index ab6da76..09a7419 100644
--- a/forgewatch/indicator/client.py
+++ b/forgewatch/indicator/client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 from dbus_next.constants import MessageType
 from dbus_next.errors import DBusError
 
+from forgewatch.constants import BUS_NAME, INTERFACE_NAME, OBJECT_PATH
+
 from .models import DaemonStatus, PRInfo
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -27,13 +29,6 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# D-Bus coordinates — duplicated from dbus_service.py intentionally
-# because the indicator is a separate process and should not import
-# daemon internals.
-BUS_NAME = "org.forgewatch.Daemon"
-OBJECT_PATH = "/org/forgewatch/Daemon"
-INTERFACE_NAME = "org.forgewatch.Daemon"
-
 _RECONNECT_INTERVAL_S = 10