diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/radiothermostat/internal/IRadioThermostatThingActions.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/radiothermostat/internal/IRadioThermostatThingActions.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..101cef8f6bc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/radiothermostat/internal/IRadioThermostatThingActions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2020 Contributors to the openHAB project
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ */
+package org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat.internal;
+
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * The {@link IRadioThermostatThingActions} defines the interface for all thing actions supported by the binding.
+ * These methods, parameters, and return types are explained in {@link RadioThermostatThingActions}.
+ *
+ * @author Michael Lobstein - Initial contribution
+ */
+@NonNullByDefault
+public interface IRadioThermostatThingActions {
+
+    void sendRawCommand(@Nullable String rawCommand);
+}
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/radiothermostat/internal/RadioThermostatThingActions.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/radiothermostat/internal/RadioThermostatThingActions.java
index 6e0a371fc4af6..66ef16fba3705 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/radiothermostat/internal/RadioThermostatThingActions.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/radiothermostat/internal/RadioThermostatThingActions.java
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.radiothermostat.internal;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.binding.ThingActions;
@@ -31,29 +34,30 @@
  */
 @ThingActionsScope(name = "radiothermostat")
 @NonNullByDefault
-public class RadioThermostatThingActions implements ThingActions {
+public class RadioThermostatThingActions implements ThingActions, IRadioThermostatThingActions {
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RadioThermostatThingActions.class);
 
     private @Nullable RadioThermostatHandler handler;
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("null")
+    @Override
     @RuleAction(label = "sendRawCommand", description = "Action that sends raw command to the thermostat")
     public void sendRawCommand(@ActionInput(name = "sendRawCommand") @Nullable String rawCommand) {
-        if (handler != null && rawCommand != null) {
-            handler.handleRawCommand(rawCommand);
+        RadioThermostatHandler localHandler = handler;
+        if (rawCommand == null) {
+            logger.warn("sendRawCommand called with null command, ignoring");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (localHandler != null) {
+            localHandler.handleRawCommand(rawCommand);
             logger.debug("sendRawCommand called with raw command: {}", rawCommand);
-        } else {
-            logger.debug("sendRawCommand called with null command, ignoring");
         }
     }
 
+    /** Static alias to support the old DSL rules engine and make the action available there. */
     public static void sendRawCommand(@Nullable ThingActions actions, @Nullable String rawCommand)
             throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        if (actions instanceof RadioThermostatThingActions) {
-            ((RadioThermostatThingActions) actions).sendRawCommand(rawCommand);
-        } else {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Instance is not an RadioThermostatThingActions class.");
-        }
+        invokeMethodOf(actions).sendRawCommand(rawCommand);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -65,4 +69,25 @@ public void setThingHandler(@Nullable ThingHandler handler) {
     public @Nullable ThingHandler getThingHandler() {
         return this.handler;
     }
+
+    private static IRadioThermostatThingActions invokeMethodOf(@Nullable ThingActions actions) {
+        if (actions == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("actions cannot be null");
+        }
+        if (actions.getClass().getName().equals(RadioThermostatThingActions.class.getName())) {
+            if (actions instanceof RadioThermostatThingActions) {
+                return (IRadioThermostatThingActions) actions;
+            } else {
+                return (IRadioThermostatThingActions) Proxy.newProxyInstance(
+                        IRadioThermostatThingActions.class.getClassLoader(),
+                        new Class[] { IRadioThermostatThingActions.class },
+                        (Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) -> {
+                            Method m = actions.getClass().getDeclaredMethod(method.getName(),
+                                    method.getParameterTypes());
+                            return m.invoke(actions, args);
+                        });
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Actions is not an instance of RadioThermostatThingActions");
+    }
 }