diff --git a/src/remotedesktop.cpp b/src/remotedesktop.cpp
--- a/src/remotedesktop.cpp
+++ b/src/remotedesktop.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@
             }
 
             results.insert(QStringLiteral("streams"), streams);
+        } else {
+            qCWarning(XdgDesktopPortalKdeRemoteDesktop()) << "Only stream input";
+            WaylandIntegration::startStreamingInput();
+            WaylandIntegration::authenticate();
         }
 
         results.insert(QStringLiteral("devices"), QVariant::fromValue<uint>(remoteDesktopDialog->deviceTypes()));
diff --git a/src/waylandintegration.h b/src/waylandintegration.h
--- a/src/waylandintegration.h
+++ b/src/waylandintegration.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 
     bool isEGLInitialized();
 
+    void startStreamingInput();
     bool startStreaming(quint32 outputName);
     void stopStreaming();
 
diff --git a/src/waylandintegration.cpp b/src/waylandintegration.cpp
--- a/src/waylandintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/waylandintegration.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
     return globalWaylandIntegration->isEGLInitialized();
 }
 
+void WaylandIntegration::startStreamingInput()
+{
+    globalWaylandIntegration->startStreamingInput();
+}
+
 bool WaylandIntegration::startStreaming(quint32 outputName)
 {
     return globalWaylandIntegration->startStreaming(outputName);
@@ -234,6 +239,11 @@
     m_bindOutputs << output;
 }
 
+void WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::startStreamingInput()
+{
+    m_streamInput = true;
+}
+
 bool WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::startStreaming(quint32 outputName)
 {
     WaylandOutput output = m_outputMap.value(outputName);
@@ -244,6 +254,7 @@
 
     connect(m_stream, &ScreenCastStream::startStreaming, this, [this, output] {
         m_streamingEnabled = true;
+        startStreamingInput();
         bindOutput(output.waylandOutputName(), output.waylandOutputVersion());
     });
 
@@ -300,6 +311,7 @@
 
 void WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::stopStreaming()
 {
+    m_streamInput = false;
     if (m_streamingEnabled) {
         m_streamingEnabled = false;
 
@@ -320,35 +332,35 @@
 
 void WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::requestPointerButtonPress(quint32 linuxButton)
 {
-    if (m_streamingEnabled && m_fakeInput) {
+    if (m_streamInput && m_fakeInput) {
         m_fakeInput->requestPointerButtonPress(linuxButton);
     }
 }
 
 void WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::requestPointerButtonRelease(quint32 linuxButton)
 {
-    if (m_streamingEnabled && m_fakeInput) {
+    if (m_streamInput && m_fakeInput) {
         m_fakeInput->requestPointerButtonRelease(linuxButton);
     }
 }
 
 void WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::requestPointerMotion(const QSizeF &delta)
 {
-    if (m_streamingEnabled && m_fakeInput) {
+    if (m_streamInput && m_fakeInput) {
         m_fakeInput->requestPointerMove(delta);
     }
 }
 
 void WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::requestPointerMotionAbsolute(const QPointF &pos)
 {
-    if (m_streamingEnabled && m_fakeInput) {
+    if (m_streamInput && m_fakeInput) {
         m_fakeInput->requestPointerMoveAbsolute(pos + m_streamedScreenPosition);
     }
 }
 
 void WaylandIntegration::WaylandIntegrationPrivate::requestPointerAxisDiscrete(Qt::Orientation axis, qreal delta)
 {
-    if (m_streamingEnabled && m_fakeInput) {
+    if (m_streamInput && m_fakeInput) {
         m_fakeInput->requestPointerAxis(axis, delta);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/waylandintegration_p.h b/src/waylandintegration_p.h
--- a/src/waylandintegration_p.h
+++ b/src/waylandintegration_p.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     bool isEGLInitialized() const;
 
     void bindOutput(int outputName, int outputVersion);
+    void startStreamingInput();
     bool startStreaming(quint32 outputName);
     void stopStreaming();
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
 private:
     bool m_eglInitialized;
     bool m_streamingEnabled;
+    bool m_streamInput = false;
     bool m_registryInitialized;
     bool m_waylandAuthenticationRequested;