diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -113,17 +113,7 @@
 configure_file(config-workspace.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-workspace.h)
 configure_file(config-unix.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-unix.h )
 configure_file(config-X11.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-X11.h)
-configure_file(plasma.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma.desktop)
-install(FILES
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma.desktop
-        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/xsessions
-)
-
-configure_file(plasmawayland.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop)
-install(FILES
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop
-        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/wayland-sessions
-)
+add_subdirectory(login-sessions)
 
 plasma_install_package(lookandfeel org.kde.breeze.desktop look-and-feel lookandfeel)
 
diff --git a/login-sessions/CMakeLists.txt b/login-sessions/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/login-sessions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+## For Plasma end users
+
+configure_file(plasma.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma.desktop)
+install(FILES
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma.desktop
+        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/xsessions
+)
+
+configure_file(plasmawayland.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop)
+install(FILES
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop
+        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/wayland-sessions
+)
+
+## For Plasma developers
+configure_file(startplasma-dev.sh.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/startplasma-dev.sh)
+configure_file(plasmax11-dev.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmax11-dev.desktop)
+configure_file(plasmawayland-dev.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland-dev.desktop)
+configure_file(install-sessions.sh.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/install-sessions.sh)
diff --git a/login-sessions/install-sessions.sh.cmake b/login-sessions/install-sessions.sh.cmake
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/login-sessions/install-sessions.sh.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+install @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/plasmax11-dev.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/
+install @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/plasmawayland-dev.desktop /usr/share/wayland-sessions/
+install @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/prefix.sh @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/plasma-dev-prefix.sh
+install @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/startplasma-dev.sh @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@
diff --git a/plasma.desktop.cmake b/login-sessions/plasma.desktop.cmake
rename from plasma.desktop.cmake
rename to login-sessions/plasma.desktop.cmake
diff --git a/login-sessions/plasmawayland-dev.desktop.cmake b/login-sessions/plasmawayland-dev.desktop.cmake
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/login-sessions/plasmawayland-dev.desktop.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Exec=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/startplasma-dev.sh -wayland
+DesktopNames=KDE
+Name=Plasma (Development ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR})
+Comment=Plasma by KDE
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=${PROJECT_VERSION}
diff --git a/plasmawayland.desktop.cmake b/login-sessions/plasmawayland.desktop.cmake
rename from plasmawayland.desktop.cmake
rename to login-sessions/plasmawayland.desktop.cmake
diff --git a/login-sessions/plasmax11-dev.desktop.cmake b/login-sessions/plasmax11-dev.desktop.cmake
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/login-sessions/plasmax11-dev.desktop.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=XSession
+Exec=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/startplasma-dev.sh -x11
+DesktopNames=KDE
+Name=Plasma (Development ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR})
+Comment=Plasma by KDE
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=${PROJECT_VERSION}
diff --git a/login-sessions/startplasma-dev.sh.cmake b/login-sessions/startplasma-dev.sh.cmake
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/login-sessions/startplasma-dev.sh.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/plasma-dev-prefix.sh
+
+startplasma$@