diff --git a/startkde/startplasma-waylandsession.cpp b/startkde/startplasma-waylandsession.cpp
--- a/startkde/startplasma-waylandsession.cpp
+++ b/startkde/startplasma-waylandsession.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     if (!startKDEInit())
         return 3;
 
-    if (!startKSMServer())
+    if (!startKSMServer(true))
         return 4;
 
     // Anything after here is logout
diff --git a/startkde/startplasma-x11.cpp b/startkde/startplasma-x11.cpp
--- a/startkde/startplasma-x11.cpp
+++ b/startkde/startplasma-x11.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     if (!startKDEInit())
         return 1;
 
-    if (!startKSMServer())
+    if (!startKSMServer(false))
         return 1;
 
     // Anything after here is logout
diff --git a/startkde/startplasma.h b/startkde/startplasma.h
--- a/startkde/startplasma.h
+++ b/startkde/startplasma.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 void setupX11();
 
 bool startKDEInit();
-bool startKSMServer();
+bool startKSMServer(bool wayland);
 
 void waitForKonqi();
 
diff --git a/startkde/startplasma.cpp b/startkde/startplasma.cpp
--- a/startkde/startplasma.cpp
+++ b/startkde/startplasma.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool startKSMServer()
+bool startKSMServer(bool wayland)
 {
     // finally, give the session control to the session manager
     // see kdebase/ksmserver for the description of the rest of the startup sequence
@@ -355,8 +355,12 @@
 
 
     QStringList ksmserverOptions = { QStringLiteral(CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR "/ksmserver") };
-    if (desktopLockedAtStart) {
-        ksmserverOptions << QStringLiteral("--lockscreen");
+    if (wayland) {
+        ksmserverOptions << QStringLiteral("--no-lockscreen");
+    } else {
+        if (desktopLockedAtStart) {
+            ksmserverOptions << QStringLiteral("--lockscreen");
+        }
     }
     const auto exitCode = runSync(QStringLiteral("kwrapper5"), ksmserverOptions);