diff --git a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.ClocksIntegration.xml b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.ClocksIntegration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cbb132c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.ClocksIntegration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<node>
+
+  <!--
+      org.gnome.Shell.ClocksIntegration:
+      @short_description: Clocks integration interface
+
+      The interface used for exporting location settings to GNOME Shell's
+      world clocks integration.
+  -->
+  <interface name="org.gnome.Shell.ClocksIntegration">
+
+  <property name="Locations" type="av" access="read"/>
+
+  </interface>
+</node>
diff --git a/data/gnome-shell-dbus-interfaces.gresource.xml b/data/gnome-shell-dbus-interfaces.gresource.xml
index 21fdfa949..db3ef4ac2 100644
--- a/data/gnome-shell-dbus-interfaces.gresource.xml
+++ b/data/gnome-shell-dbus-interfaces.gresource.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.xml</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">org.gnome.Shell.AudioDeviceSelection.xml</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer.xml</file>
+    <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">org.gnome.Shell.ClocksIntegration.xml</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">org.gnome.Shell.Introspect.xml</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">org.gnome.Shell.HotplugSniffer.xml</file>
diff --git a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
index d5f327183..99221a7dd 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@
     </key>
   </schema>
 
+  <schema id="org.gnome.shell.world-clocks" path="/org/gnome/shell/world-clocks/"
+          gettext-domain="@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@">
+    <key name="locations" type="av">
+      <summary>Locations</summary>
+      <description>
+        The locations to show in world clocks
+      </description>
+      <default>[]</default>
+    </key>
+  </schema>
+
   <schema id="org.gnome.shell.weather" path="/org/gnome/shell/weather/"
           gettext-domain="@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@">
     <key name="automatic-location" type="b">
diff --git a/js/ui/dateMenu.js b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
index ab137edf4..c78b39c6b 100644
--- a/js/ui/dateMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // -*- mode: js; js-indent-level: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
 /* exported DateMenuButton */
 
-const { Clutter, GLib, GnomeDesktop,
+const { Clutter, Gio, GLib, GnomeDesktop,
         GObject, GWeather, Shell, St } = imports.gi;
 
 const Util = imports.misc.util;
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ const Calendar = imports.ui.calendar;
 const Weather = imports.misc.weather;
 const System = imports.system;
 
+const { loadInterfaceXML } = imports.misc.fileUtils;
+
 const MAX_FORECASTS = 5;
 
+const ClocksIntegrationIface = loadInterfaceXML('org.gnome.Shell.ClocksIntegration');
+const ClocksProxy = Gio.DBusProxy.makeProxyWrapper(ClocksIntegrationIface);
+
 function _isToday(date) {
     let now = new Date();
     return now.getYear() == date.getYear() &&
@@ -83,7 +88,8 @@ var WorldClocksSection = class WorldClocksSection {
                                      x_fill: true,
                                      can_focus: true });
         this.actor.connect('clicked', () => {
-            this._clockAppMon.activateApp();
+            if (this._clocksApp)
+                this._clocksApp.activate();
 
             Main.overview.hide();
             Main.panel.closeCalendar();
@@ -96,29 +102,40 @@ var WorldClocksSection = class WorldClocksSection {
 
         this.actor.child = this._grid;
 
-        this._clockAppMon = new Util.AppSettingsMonitor('org.gnome.clocks.desktop',
-                                                        'org.gnome.clocks');
-        this._clockAppMon.connect('available-changed',
-                                  this._sync.bind(this));
-        this._clockAppMon.watchSetting('world-clocks',
-                                       this._clocksChanged.bind(this));
+        this._clocksApp = null;
+        this._clocksProxy = new ClocksProxy(
+            Gio.DBus.session,
+            'org.gnome.clocks',
+            '/org/gnome/clocks',
+            this._onProxyReady.bind(this),
+            null /* cancellable */,
+            Gio.DBusProxyFlags.DO_NOT_AUTO_START | Gio.DBusProxyFlags.GET_INVALIDATED_PROPERTIES);
+
+        this._settings = new Gio.Settings({
+            schema_id: 'org.gnome.shell.world-clocks'
+        });
+        this._settings.connect('changed', this._clocksChanged.bind(this));
+        this._clocksChanged();
+
+        this._appSystem = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
+        this._appSystem.connect('installed-changed',
+            this._sync.bind(this));
         this._sync();
     }
 
     _sync() {
-        this.actor.visible = this._clockAppMon.available;
+        this._clocksApp = this._appSystem.lookup_app('org.gnome.clocks.desktop');
+        this.actor.visible = this._clocksApp != null;
     }
 
-    _clocksChanged(settings) {
+    _clocksChanged() {
         this._grid.destroy_all_children();
         this._locations = [];
 
         let world = GWeather.Location.get_world();
-        let clocks = settings.get_value('world-clocks').deep_unpack();
+        let clocks = this._settings.get_value('locations').deep_unpack();
         for (let i = 0; i < clocks.length; i++) {
-            if (!clocks[i].location)
-                continue;
-            let l = world.deserialize(clocks[i].location);
+            let l = world.deserialize(clocks[i]);
             if (l && l.get_timezone() != null)
                 this._locations.push({ location: l });
         }
@@ -197,6 +214,25 @@ var WorldClocksSection = class WorldClocksSection {
             l.actor.text = Util.formatTime(now, { timeOnly: true });
         }
     }
+
+    _onProxyReady(proxy, error) {
+        if (error) {
+            log(`Failed to create GNOME Clocks proxy: ${error}`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._clocksProxy.connect('g-properties-changed',
+            this._onClocksPropertiesChanged.bind(this));
+        this._onClocksPropertiesChanged();
+    }
+
+    _onClocksPropertiesChanged() {
+        if (this._clocksProxy.g_name_owner == null)
+            return;
+
+        this._settings.set_value('locations',
+            new GLib.Variant('av', this._clocksProxy.Locations));
+    }
 };
 
 var WeatherSection = class WeatherSection {