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);
+    bool getAutoRotate() const;
     void setAutoRotate(bool value);
     void log();
 
diff --git a/kded/config.cpp b/kded/config.cpp
--- a/kded/config.cpp
+++ b/kded/config.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool Config::getAutoRotate() const
+{
+    return std::all_of(m_data->outputs().cbegin(), m_data->outputs().cend(),
+        [this](KScreen::OutputPtr output) {
+            if (output->type() != KScreen::Output::Type::Panel) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return m_control->getAutoRotate(output);
+        });
+}
+
 void Config::setAutoRotate(bool value)
 {
     for (KScreen::OutputPtr &output : m_data->outputs()) {
diff --git a/kded/daemon.h b/kded/daemon.h
--- a/kded/daemon.h
+++ b/kded/daemon.h
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
 public Q_SLOTS:
     // DBus
     void applyLayoutPreset(const QString &presetName);
-    void lockAutoRotate(bool value);
+    bool getAutoRotate();
+    void setAutoRotate(bool value);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     // DBus
diff --git a/kded/daemon.cpp b/kded/daemon.cpp
--- a/kded/daemon.cpp
+++ b/kded/daemon.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,12 @@
     applyOsdAction(action);
 }
 
-void KScreenDaemon::lockAutoRotate(bool value)
+bool KScreenDaemon::getAutoRotate()
+{
+    return m_monitoredConfig->getAutoRotate();
+}
+
+void KScreenDaemon::setAutoRotate(bool value)
 {
     if (!m_monitoredConfig) {
         return;
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
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
         <method name="applyLayoutPreset">
             <arg type="s" name="presetName" direction="in" />
         </method>
-        <method name="lockAutoRotate">
-            <arg type="b" name="lock" direction="in" />
+        <method name="getAutoRotate">
+            <arg type="b" direction="out" />
+        </method>
+        <method name="setAutoRotate">
+            <arg type="b" name="value" direction="in" />
         </method>
         <signal name="outputConnected">
             <arg type="s" name="outputName" direction="out" />