diff --git a/kded/config.h b/kded/config.h
--- a/kded/config.h
+++ b/kded/config.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     void activateControlWatching();
     bool autoRotationRequested() const;
     void setDeviceOrientation(QOrientationReading::Orientation orientation);
+    void setAutoRotate(bool value);
     void log();
 
     void setValidityFlags(KScreen::Config::ValidityFlags flags) {
diff --git a/kded/config.cpp b/kded/config.cpp
--- a/kded/config.cpp
+++ b/kded/config.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@
     }
 }
 
+void Config::setAutoRotate(bool value)
+{
+    for (KScreen::OutputPtr &output : m_data->outputs()) {
+        if (output->type() != KScreen::Output::Type::Panel) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (m_control->getAutoRotate(output) != value) {
+            m_control->setAutoRotate(output, value);
+        }
+    }
+    m_control->writeFile();
+}
+
 bool Config::fileExists() const
 {
     return (QFile::exists(configsDirPath() % id()) || QFile::exists(configsDirPath() % s_fixedConfigFileName));
diff --git a/kded/daemon.h b/kded/daemon.h
--- a/kded/daemon.h
+++ b/kded/daemon.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 public Q_SLOTS:
     // DBus
     void applyLayoutPreset(const QString &presetName);
+    void lockAutoRotate(bool value);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     // DBus
diff --git a/kded/daemon.cpp b/kded/daemon.cpp
--- a/kded/daemon.cpp
+++ b/kded/daemon.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@
     applyOsdAction(action);
 }
 
+void KScreenDaemon::lockAutoRotate(bool value)
+{
+    if (!m_monitoredConfig) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_monitoredConfig->setAutoRotate(value);
+    m_orientationSensor->setEnabled(value);
+}
+
+
 void KScreenDaemon::applyOsdAction(KScreen::OsdAction::Action action)
 {
     switch (action) {
diff --git a/kded/org.kde.KScreen.xml b/kded/org.kde.KScreen.xml
--- a/kded/org.kde.KScreen.xml
+++ b/kded/org.kde.KScreen.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
         <method name="applyLayoutPreset">
             <arg type="s" name="presetName" direction="in" />
         </method>
+        <method name="lockAutoRotate">
+            <arg type="b" name="lock" direction="in" />
+        </method>
         <signal name="outputConnected">
             <arg type="s" name="outputName" direction="out" />
         </signal>
         <signal name="unknownOutputConnected">
             <arg type="s" name="outputName" direction="out" />
         </signal>
     </interface>
-</node>
\ No newline at end of file
+</node>