diff --git a/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.xml b/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.xml
index b264ab41..a5a236c5 100644
--- a/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.xml
+++ b/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.xml
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@
     -->
     <property name="Sim" type="o" access="read" />
 
+    <!--
+        Bearers:
+
+        The list of bearer object paths (EPS Bearers, PDP Contexts, or
+        CDMA2000 Packet Data Sessions).
+    -->
+    <property name="Bearers" type="ao" access="read" />
+
     <!--
         SupportedCapabilities:
 
diff --git a/libmm-glib/mm-modem.c b/libmm-glib/mm-modem.c
index 780fd6d2..c1dee3ac 100644
--- a/libmm-glib/mm-modem.c
+++ b/libmm-glib/mm-modem.c
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ bearer_object_list_free (GList *list)
 static void
 list_bearers_context_complete_and_free (ListBearersContext *ctx)
 {
-    g_simple_async_result_complete (ctx->result);
+    g_simple_async_result_complete_in_idle (ctx->result);
 
     g_strfreev (ctx->bearer_paths);
     bearer_object_list_free (ctx->bearer_objects);
@@ -1816,32 +1816,6 @@ create_next_bearer (ListBearersContext *ctx)
                                 NULL);
 }
 
-static void
-modem_list_bearers_ready (MMModem *self,
-                          GAsyncResult *res,
-                          ListBearersContext *ctx)
-{
-    GError *error = NULL;
-
-    mm_gdbus_modem_call_list_bearers_finish (MM_GDBUS_MODEM (self), &ctx->bearer_paths, res, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        g_simple_async_result_take_error (ctx->result, error);
-        list_bearers_context_complete_and_free (ctx);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* If no bearers, just end here. */
-    if (!ctx->bearer_paths || !ctx->bearer_paths[0]) {
-        g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gpointer (ctx->result, NULL, NULL);
-        list_bearers_context_complete_and_free (ctx);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* Got list of paths. If at least one found, start creating objects for each */
-    ctx->i = 0;
-    create_next_bearer (ctx);
-}
-
 /**
  * mm_modem_list_bearers:
  * @self: A #MMModem.
@@ -1875,10 +1849,19 @@ mm_modem_list_bearers (MMModem *self,
     if (cancellable)
         ctx->cancellable = g_object_ref (cancellable);
 
-    mm_gdbus_modem_call_list_bearers (MM_GDBUS_MODEM (self),
-                                      cancellable,
-                                      (GAsyncReadyCallback)modem_list_bearers_ready,
-                                      ctx);
+    /* Read from the property, skip List() */
+    ctx->bearer_paths = mm_gdbus_modem_dup_bearers (MM_GDBUS_MODEM (self));
+
+    /* If no bearers, just end here. */
+    if (!ctx->bearer_paths || !ctx->bearer_paths[0]) {
+        g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gpointer (ctx->result, NULL, NULL);
+        list_bearers_context_complete_and_free (ctx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Got list of paths. If at least one found, start creating objects for each */
+    ctx->i = 0;
+    create_next_bearer (ctx);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1905,11 +1888,8 @@ mm_modem_list_bearers_sync (MMModem *self,
 
     g_return_val_if_fail (MM_IS_MODEM (self), NULL);
 
-    if (!mm_gdbus_modem_call_list_bearers_sync (MM_GDBUS_MODEM (self),
-                                                &bearer_paths,
-                                                cancellable,
-                                                error))
-        return NULL;
+    /* Read from the property, skip List() */
+    bearer_paths = mm_gdbus_modem_dup_bearers (MM_GDBUS_MODEM (self));
 
     /* Only non-empty lists are returned */
     if (!bearer_paths)
diff --git a/src/mm-bearer-list.c b/src/mm-bearer-list.c
index 43ccf8f7..278cebab 100644
--- a/src/mm-bearer-list.c
+++ b/src/mm-bearer-list.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (MMBearerList, mm_bearer_list, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 enum {
     PROP_0,
+    PROP_NUM_BEARERS,
     PROP_MAX_BEARERS,
     PROP_MAX_ACTIVE_BEARERS,
     PROP_LAST
@@ -91,8 +92,9 @@ mm_bearer_list_add_bearer (MMBearerList *self,
     }
 
     /* Keep our own reference */
-    self->priv->bearers = g_list_prepend (self->priv->bearers,
-                                          g_object_ref (bearer));
+    self->priv->bearers = g_list_prepend (self->priv->bearers, g_object_ref (bearer));
+    g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_NUM_BEARERS]);
+
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -115,8 +117,8 @@ mm_bearer_list_delete_bearer (MMBearerList *self,
     for (l = self->priv->bearers; l; l = g_list_next (l)) {
         if (g_str_equal (path, mm_bearer_get_path (MM_BEARER (l->data)))) {
             g_object_unref (l->data);
-            self->priv->bearers =
-                g_list_delete_link (self->priv->bearers, l);
+            self->priv->bearers = g_list_delete_link (self->priv->bearers, l);
+            g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_NUM_BEARERS]);
             return TRUE;
         }
     }
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ mm_bearer_list_delete_all_bearers (MMBearerList *self)
 
     g_list_free_full (self->priv->bearers, (GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
     self->priv->bearers = NULL;
+    g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_NUM_BEARERS]);
 }
 
 GStrv
@@ -288,6 +291,9 @@ set_property (GObject *object,
     MMBearerList *self = MM_BEARER_LIST (object);
 
     switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_NUM_BEARERS:
+        g_assert_not_reached ();
+        break;
     case PROP_MAX_BEARERS:
         self->priv->max_bearers = g_value_get_uint (value);
         break;
@@ -309,6 +315,9 @@ get_property (GObject *object,
     MMBearerList *self = MM_BEARER_LIST (object);
 
     switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_NUM_BEARERS:
+        g_value_set_uint (value, g_list_length (self->priv->bearers));
+        break;
     case PROP_MAX_BEARERS:
         g_value_set_uint (value, self->priv->max_bearers);
         break;
@@ -352,6 +361,16 @@ mm_bearer_list_class_init (MMBearerListClass *klass)
     object_class->set_property = set_property;
     object_class->dispose = dispose;
 
+    properties[PROP_NUM_BEARERS] =
+        g_param_spec_uint (MM_BEARER_LIST_NUM_BEARERS,
+                           "Number of bearers",
+                           "Current number of bearers in the list",
+                           0,
+                           G_MAXUINT,
+                           0,
+                           G_PARAM_READABLE);
+    g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_NUM_BEARERS, properties[PROP_NUM_BEARERS]);
+
     properties[PROP_MAX_BEARERS] =
         g_param_spec_uint (MM_BEARER_LIST_MAX_BEARERS,
                            "Max bearers",
diff --git a/src/mm-bearer-list.h b/src/mm-bearer-list.h
index 7cd03946..292e3d52 100644
--- a/src/mm-bearer-list.h
+++ b/src/mm-bearer-list.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define MM_IS_BEARER_LIST_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass),  MM_TYPE_BEARER_LIST))
 #define MM_BEARER_LIST_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj),  MM_TYPE_BEARER_LIST, MMBearerListClass))
 
+#define MM_BEARER_LIST_NUM_BEARERS        "num-bearers"
 #define MM_BEARER_LIST_MAX_BEARERS        "max-bearers"
 #define MM_BEARER_LIST_MAX_ACTIVE_BEARERS "max-active-bearers"
 
diff --git a/src/mm-iface-modem.c b/src/mm-iface-modem.c
index 0a3f096a..838e8ec2 100644
--- a/src/mm-iface-modem.c
+++ b/src/mm-iface-modem.c
@@ -347,6 +347,29 @@ internal_load_unlock_required (MMIfaceModem *self,
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+static void
+bearer_list_updated (MMBearerList *bearer_list,
+                     GParamSpec *pspec,
+                     MMIfaceModem *self)
+{
+    MmGdbusModem *skeleton;
+    gchar **paths;
+
+    g_object_get (self,
+                  MM_IFACE_MODEM_DBUS_SKELETON, &skeleton,
+                  NULL);
+    if (!skeleton)
+        return;
+
+    paths = mm_bearer_list_get_paths (bearer_list);
+    mm_gdbus_modem_set_bearers (skeleton, (const gchar *const *)paths);
+    g_strfreev (paths);
+
+    g_dbus_interface_skeleton_flush (G_DBUS_INTERFACE_SKELETON (skeleton));
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 static MMModemState get_current_consolidated_state (MMIfaceModem *self, MMModemState modem_state);
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -4209,6 +4232,10 @@ interface_initialization_step (InitializationContext *ctx)
 
             /* Create new default list */
             list = mm_bearer_list_new (n, n);
+            g_signal_connect (list,
+                              "notify::" MM_BEARER_LIST_NUM_BEARERS,
+                              G_CALLBACK (bearer_list_updated),
+                              ctx->self);
             g_object_set (ctx->self,
                           MM_IFACE_MODEM_BEARER_LIST, list,
                           NULL);