diff --git a/shell/osd.h b/shell/osd.h
--- a/shell/osd.h
+++ b/shell/osd.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
 
+#include <KSharedConfig>
+
 namespace KDeclarative {
     class QmlObject;
 }
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.osdService")
 public:
-    Osd(ShellCorona *corona);
+    Osd(KSharedConfig::Ptr config, ShellCorona *corona);
     ~Osd() override;
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@
     KDeclarative::QmlObject *m_osdObject = nullptr;
     QTimer *m_osdTimer = nullptr;
     int m_timeout = 0;
+
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr m_config;
 };
 
 #endif // OSD_H
diff --git a/shell/osd.cpp b/shell/osd.cpp
--- a/shell/osd.cpp
+++ b/shell/osd.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
 #include <KDeclarative/QmlObject>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 
-Osd::Osd(ShellCorona *corona)
+Osd::Osd(KSharedConfig::Ptr config, ShellCorona *corona)
     : QObject(corona)
     , m_osdPath(corona->lookAndFeelPackage().filePath("osdmainscript"))
+    , m_config(config)
 {
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject(QStringLiteral("/org/kde/osdService"), this, QDBusConnection::ExportAllSlots | QDBusConnection::ExportAllSignals);
 }
@@ -161,6 +162,10 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (m_config && !KConfigGroup(m_config, QStringLiteral("OSD")).readEntry(QStringLiteral("Enabled"), true)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (!m_osdObject) {
         m_osdObject = new KDeclarative::QmlObject(this);
     }
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.cpp b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
--- a/shell/shellcorona.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
         });
     }
 
-    new Osd(this);
+    new Osd(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), this);
 }
 
 ShellCorona::~ShellCorona()