diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/recipe.toml
index 2cb4e4a7de..e7ff73e826 100644
--- a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/recipe.toml
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ cmake "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" \
     -DWITH_NEW_SOLID_JOB=OFF \
     -DWITH_NEW_POWER_ASYNC=OFF \
     -DWITH_NEW_POWER_ASYNC_FREEDESKTOP=OFF \
-    -DUSE_DBUS=OFF \
+    -DUSE_DBUS=ON \
     -DUDEV_DISABLED=ON \
-    -DBUILD_DEVICE_BACKEND_udisks2=OFF \
-    -DBUILD_DEVICE_BACKEND_upower=OFF \
+    -DBUILD_DEVICE_BACKEND_udisks2=ON \
+    -DBUILD_DEVICE_BACKEND_upower=ON \
     -DBUILD_DEVICE_BACKEND_fstab=OFF \
     -Wno-dev
 
diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksopticaldisc.cpp b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksopticaldisc.cpp
index f88f7c7ebf..e02cc9d0aa 100644
--- a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksopticaldisc.cpp
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksopticaldisc.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ bool OpticalDisc::isAppendable() const
     return m_udevDevice.deviceProperty(QStringLiteral("ID_CDROM_MEDIA_STATE")).toString() == QLatin1String("appendable");
 #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_OPENBSD)
     return m_device->prop(QStringLiteral("bsdisks_IsAppendable")).toBool();
+#elif defined(Q_OS_REDOX)
+    // Redox rarely has optical drives; default to non-appendable.
+    return false;
 #else
 #error Implement this or stub this out for your platform
 #endif
diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksstoragedrive.cpp b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksstoragedrive.cpp
index 8aad9c1959..429f99a620 100644
--- a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksstoragedrive.cpp
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-solid/source/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksstoragedrive.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ bool StorageDrive::isHotpluggable() const
     /* clang-format on */
 #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_OPENBSD)
     return m_device->prop(QStringLiteral("bsdisks_IsHotpluggable")).toBool();
+#elif defined(Q_OS_REDOX)
+    // On Redox, removable media (USB, eSATA) are always hot-pluggable.
+    // UDisks2 exports the Removable property for all removable block devices.
+    return isRemovable();
 #else
 #error Implement this or stub this out for your platform
 #endif
@@ -96,6 +100,9 @@ Solid::StorageDrive::Bus StorageDrive::bus() const
         m_udevDevice.deviceProperty(QStringLiteral("ID_BUS")).toString();
 #elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(Q_OS_OPENBSD)
         m_device->prop(QStringLiteral("bsdisks_ConnectionBus")).toString();
+#elif defined(Q_OS_REDOX)
+        // Redox uses UDisks2 D-Bus; ConnectionBus is available from the device.
+        bus;
 #else
 #error Implement this or stub this out for your platform
 #endif