diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.ui b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.ui
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.ui
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>526</width>
-    <height>395</height>
+    <height>409</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="compositingEnabled">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="compositingEnableNow">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Enable compositor on startup</string>
+      <string>Enable compositor</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="14" column="1">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="compositingEnabled">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Enable compositor on startup</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     m_form.windowThumbnailWarning->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("dialog-warning")));
 
     m_form.compositingEnabled->setVisible(!m_compositing->compositingRequired());
+    m_form.compositingEnableNow->setVisible(m_form.compositingEnabled);
     m_form.windowsBlockCompositing->setVisible(!m_compositing->compositingRequired());
 
     init();
@@ -82,7 +83,9 @@
     m_form.compositingEnabled->setChecked(m_compositing->compositingEnabled());
     connect(m_compositing, &Compositing::compositingEnabledChanged, m_form.compositingEnabled, &QCheckBox::setChecked);
     connect(m_form.compositingEnabled, &QCheckBox::toggled, m_compositing, &Compositing::setCompositingEnabled);
-
+    
+    // enabledNow check box TBD
+    
     // animation speed
     m_form.animationSpeed->setMaximum(s_animationMultipliers.size() - 1);
     auto setSpeed = [this](const qreal multiplier) {