Index: applets/userswitcher/package/contents/config/main.xml
===================================================================
--- applets/userswitcher/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ applets/userswitcher/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     <entry name="showTechnicalInfo" type="Bool">
       <default>false</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="switchNoLock" type="Bool">
+      <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>
Index: applets/userswitcher/package/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml
===================================================================
--- applets/userswitcher/package/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml
+++ applets/userswitcher/package/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     property bool cfg_showName
     property bool cfg_showFullName
     property alias cfg_showTechnicalInfo: showTechnicalInfoCheck.checked
+    property alias cfg_switchNoLock: switchNoLock.checked
 
     QtControls.ButtonGroup {
         id: nameGroup
@@ -120,4 +121,18 @@
 
         text: i18nc("@option:check", "Show technical session information")
     }
+
+
+    Item {
+        Kirigami.FormData.isSection: true
+    }
+
+
+    QtControls.CheckBox {
+        id: switchNoLock
+
+        Kirigami.FormData.label: i18nc("@title:label", "Screen lock:")
+
+        text: i18nc("@option:check", "No lock session on user switch")
+    }
 }
Index: applets/userswitcher/package/contents/ui/main.qml
===================================================================
--- applets/userswitcher/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ applets/userswitcher/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     // TTY number and X display
     readonly property bool showTechnicalInfo: plasmoid.configuration.showTechnicalInfo
 
+    readonly property bool switchNoLock: plasmoid.configuration.switchNoLock
+
     Plasmoid.switchWidth: units.gridUnit * 10
     Plasmoid.switchHeight: units.gridUnit * 12
 
@@ -200,7 +202,13 @@
                             return ""
                         }
 
-                        onClicked: sessionsModel.switchUser(model.vtNumber, sessionsModel.shouldLock)
+                        onClicked: {
+                            if (switchNoLock) {
+                                sessionsModel.switchUser(model.vtNumber)
+                            } else {
+                                sessionsModel.switchUser(model.vtNumber, sessionsModel.shouldLock)
+                            }
+                        }
                         onContainsMouseChanged: {
                             if (containsMouse) {
                                 userList.currentIndex = index
@@ -219,7 +227,12 @@
                 icon: "system-switch-user"
                 highlight: delegateHighlight
                 visible: sessionsModel.canStartNewSession
-                onClicked: sessionsModel.startNewSession(sessionsModel.shouldLock)
+                onClicked:
+                    if (switchNoLock) {
+                        sessionsModel.startNewSession()
+                    } else {
+                        sessionsModel.startNewSession(sessionsModel.shouldLock)
+                    }
             }
 
             ListDelegate {