diff --git a/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.h b/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.h
--- a/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.h
+++ b/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 namespace KdeDGlobalAccel
     {
     class Component;
+    class KServiceActionComponent;
     }
 
 /**
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@
 
     bool unregisterKey(int key, GlobalShortcut *shortcut);
 
+    void markComponentAsDisabled(KdeDGlobalAccel::KServiceActionComponent *component);
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
 
     void clear();
diff --git a/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.cpp b/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.cpp
--- a/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime/globalshortcutsregistry.cpp
@@ -92,12 +92,17 @@
 
 KdeDGlobalAccel::Component *GlobalShortcutsRegistry::addComponent(KdeDGlobalAccel::Component *component)
     {
+    qDebug() << component->uniqueName();
     if (_components.value(component->uniqueName()))
         {
+        qDebug() << component->uniqueName();
         Q_ASSERT_X(false, "GlobalShortcutsRegistry::addComponent", "component already registered?!?!");
         return _components.value(component->uniqueName());
         }
-
+    KConfigGroup disabledGroup(&_config, "disabledComponents");
+    auto disabledComponents = disabledGroup.readEntry("disabled", QStringList());
+    disabledComponents.removeAll(component->uniqueName());
+    disabledGroup.writeEntry("disabled",disabledComponents);
     _components.insert(component->uniqueName(), component);
     QDBusConnection conn(QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
 
@@ -262,6 +267,7 @@
 void GlobalShortcutsRegistry::loadSettings()
     {
     const auto groupList = _config.groupList();
+    auto disabledComponents = KConfigGroup(&_config, "disabledComponents").readEntry("disabled", QStringList());
     for (const QString &groupName : groupList)
         {
         qCDebug(KGLOBALACCELD) << "Loading group " << groupName;
@@ -321,14 +327,11 @@
             const QStringList patterns = {QStringLiteral("*.desktop")};
             const auto lstDesktopFiles = dir.entryList(patterns);
             for (const QString &desktopFile : lstDesktopFiles) {
-                if (_components.contains(desktopFile)) {
+                if (_components.contains(desktopFile) || disabledComponents.contains(desktopFile)) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 KDesktopFile f(dir.filePath(desktopFile));
-                if (f.noDisplay()) {
-                    continue;
-                }
 
                 KdeDGlobalAccel::KServiceActionComponent *component = new KdeDGlobalAccel::KServiceActionComponent(
                 desktopFile,
@@ -440,5 +443,13 @@
     _config.sync();
     }
 
+void GlobalShortcutsRegistry::markComponentAsDisabled(KdeDGlobalAccel::KServiceActionComponent *component)
+{
+     KConfigGroup disabledGroup(&_config, "disabledComponents");
+     auto disabledComponents = disabledGroup.readEntry("disabled", QStringList());
+     disabledComponents.append(component->uniqueName());
+     disabledGroup.writeEntry("disabled",disabledComponents);
+}
+
 
 #include "moc_globalshortcutsregistry.cpp"
diff --git a/src/runtime/kserviceactioncomponent.cpp b/src/runtime/kserviceactioncomponent.cpp
--- a/src/runtime/kserviceactioncomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime/kserviceactioncomponent.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "kserviceactioncomponent.h"
 #include "globalshortcutcontext.h"
+#include "globalshortcutsregistry.h"
 #include "logging_p.h"
 
 #include <QProcess>
@@ -140,10 +141,7 @@
     for (GlobalShortcut *shortcut : shortcuts) {
         shortcut->setIsPresent(false);
     }
-
-    m_desktopFile.desktopGroup().writeEntry("NoDisplay", true);
-    m_desktopFile.desktopGroup().sync();
-
+    GlobalShortcutsRegistry::self()->markComponentAsDisabled(this);
     return Component::cleanUp();
 }