diff --git a/gdbus/object.c b/gdbus/object.c
index 3186921..8091a95 100644
--- a/gdbus/object.c
+++ b/gdbus/object.c
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ static void generate_introspection_xml(DBusConnection *conn,
 	gstr = g_string_new(DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_DOCTYPE_DECL_NODE);
 
 	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "<node name=\"%s\">\n", path);
+	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "\t<interface name=\"org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable\">\n");
+	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "\t\t<method name=\"Introspect\">\n");
+	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "\t\t\t<arg name=\"xml_data\" type=\"s\" direction=\"out\"/>\n");
+	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "\t\t</method>\n");
+	g_string_append_printf(gstr, "\t</interface>\n");
 
 	for (list = data->interfaces; list; list = list->next) {
 		struct interface_data *iface = list->data;