diff --git a/remotinator b/remotinator
index 81843407..7b04b0b9 100755
--- a/remotinator
+++ b/remotinator
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ APP_VERSION='1.0'
 COMMANDS={
         'hsplit': ['terminal_hsplit', 'Split the current terminal horizontally'],
         'vsplit': ['terminal_vsplit', 'Split the current terminal vertically'],
+        'terminals': ['get_terminals', 'Get a list of all terminals'],
         }
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         err("Unknown command: %s" % command)
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    if not os.environ.has_key('TERMINATOR_UUID'):
+        err("$TERMINATOR_UUID is not set. Are you definitely running inside Terminator?")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     func = getattr(ipc, COMMANDS[command][0])
     func(os.environ['TERMINATOR_UUID'])  
 
diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 41e78905..1fd95ccd 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ from terminatorlib.version import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION
 from terminatorlib.util import dbg, err
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    dbus_service = None
+
     dbg ("%s starting up, version %s" % (APP_NAME, APP_VERSION))
   
     OPTIONS = terminatorlib.optionparse.parse_options()
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             raise ImportError
         from terminatorlib import ipc
         try:
-            ipc.DBusService()
+            dbus_service = ipc.DBusService()
         except ipc.DBusException:
             dbg('Unable to become master process, requesting a new window')
             ipc.new_window(OPTIONS.layout)
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     MAKER = Factory()
     TERMINATOR = Terminator()
     TERMINATOR.set_origcwd(ORIGCWD)
+    TERMINATOR.set_dbus_data(dbus_service)
     TERMINATOR.reconfigure()
     try:
         dbg('Creating a terminal with layout: %s' % OPTIONS.layout)
diff --git a/terminatorlib/ipc.py b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
index aad1ab9b..d413be84 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/ipc.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ except:
 class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
     """DBus Server class. This is implemented as a Borg"""
     bus_name = None
+    bus_path = None
     terminator = None
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
                     "Couldn't get DBus name %s: Name exists" % BUS_NAME)
             self.bus_name = dbus.service.BusName(BUS_NAME, 
                                                  bus=dbus.SessionBus())
+        if not self.bus_path:
+            self.bus_path = BUS_PATH
         if not self.terminator:
             self.terminator = Terminator()
 
@@ -65,12 +68,12 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
     def terminal_hsplit(self, uuid=None):
         """Split a terminal horizontally, by UUID"""
-        self.terminal_split(uuid, True)
+        return self.terminal_split(uuid, True)
 
     @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
     def terminal_vsplit(self, uuid=None):
         """Split a terminal vertically, by UUID"""
-        self.terminal_split(uuid, False)
+        return self.terminal_split(uuid, False)
 
     def terminal_split(self, uuid, horiz):
         """Split a terminal horizontally or vertically, by UUID"""
@@ -85,6 +88,11 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
         else:
             terminal.key_split_vert()
 
+    @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
+    def get_terminals(self, uuid):
+        """Return a list of all the terminals"""
+        return [x.uuid.urn for x in self.terminator.terminals]
+
 def with_proxy(func):
     """Decorator function to connect to the session dbus bus"""
     dbg('dbus client call: %s' % func.func_name)
@@ -107,5 +115,10 @@ def terminal_hsplit(session, uuid):
 @with_proxy
 def terminal_vsplit(session, uuid):
     """Call the dbus method to vertically split a terminal"""
-    session.terminal_vsplit(uuid)
+    print session.terminal_vsplit(uuid)
+
+@with_proxy
+def get_terminals(session, uuid):
+    """Call the dbus method to return a list of all terminals"""
+    print '\n'.join(session.get_terminals(uuid))
 
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminal.py b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
index b41b4ba6..c33efc24 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminal.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
@@ -1203,9 +1203,15 @@ for %s (%s)' % (name, urlplugin.__class__.__name__))
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
+        envv = []
+        envv.append('TERMINATOR_UUID=%s' % self.uuid.urn)
+        if self.terminator.dbus_name:
+            envv.append('TERMINATOR_DBUS_NAME=%s' % self.terminator.dbus_name)
+        if self.terminator.dbus_path:
+            envv.append('TERMINATOR_DBUS_PATH=%s' % self.terminator.dbus_path)
+
         dbg('Forking shell: "%s" with args: %s' % (shell, args))
-        self.pid = self.vte.fork_command(command=shell, argv=args,
-                                         envv=['TERMINATOR_UUID=%s' % self.uuid.urn],
+        self.pid = self.vte.fork_command(command=shell, argv=args, envv=envv,
                                          loglastlog=login, 
                                          logwtmp=update_records,
                                          logutmp=update_records, 
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminator.py b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
index 8a343501..8ec97f11 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminator.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class Terminator(Borg):
     keybindings = None
 
     origcwd = None
+    dbus_path = None
+    dbus_name = None
     pid_cwd = None
     gnome_client = None
     debug_address = None
@@ -71,6 +73,12 @@ class Terminator(Borg):
             os.chdir(cwd)
         self.origcwd = cwd
 
+    def set_dbus_data(self, dbus_service):
+        """Store the DBus bus details, if they are available"""
+        if dbus_service:
+            self.dbus_name = dbus_service.bus_name.get_name()
+            self.dbus_path = dbus_service.bus_path
+
     def attempt_gnome_client(self):
         """Attempt to find a GNOME Session to register with"""
         try: