diff --git a/shell/tests/plasma/shells/org.kde.plasmashelltest/metadata.desktop b/shell/tests/plasma/shells/org.kde.plasmashelltest/metadata.desktop
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/tests/plasma/shells/org.kde.plasmashelltest/metadata.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Comment=TEST ALL THE THINGS! ;)
+Name=TestShell
+Type=Service
+Icon=user-desktop
+
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/Shell
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.plasmashelltest
+X-Plasma-MainScript=layout.js
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/CMakeLists.txt b/startkde/plasma-session/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+add_subdirectory(plasma-autostart)
 
 set(plasma_session_SRCS
     main.cpp
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     {
         return m_phasedone;
     }
+    QVector<AutoStartItem> startList() const;
 
 private:
     void loadAutoStartList();
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp
@@ -145,3 +145,13 @@
 
     return QString();
 }
+
+QVector<AutoStartItem> AutoStart::startList() const
+{
+    QVector<AutoStartItem> ret;
+    for (const auto &asi : m_startList) {
+        if (asi.phase == m_phase)
+            ret << asi;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/plasma-autostart/CMakeLists.txt b/startkde/plasma-session/plasma-autostart/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/plasma-autostart/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+add_executable(plasma-autostart main.cpp ../autostart.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(plasma-autostart KF5::Service)
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/plasma-autostart/main.cpp b/startkde/plasma-session/plasma-autostart/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/plasma-autostart/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/* This file is part of the KDE project
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@kde.org>
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include "../autostart.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+    AutoStart as;
+
+    QTextStream cout(stdout);
+    auto printPhase = [&cout, &as] (int phase) -> bool {
+        AutoStart asN(as);
+        asN.setPhase(phase);
+        cout << "phase: " << phase << '\n';
+        bool foundThings = true;
+        for (auto asi : asN.startList()) {
+            foundThings = false;
+            cout << "- " << asi.name << ' ' << asi.service;
+            if (!asi.startAfter.isEmpty())
+                cout << ", startAfter:" << asi.startAfter;
+            cout << '\n';
+        }
+        cout << '\n';
+        return !foundThings;
+    };
+
+    printPhase(0);
+    printPhase(1);
+    printPhase(2);
+    return 0;
+}