diff --git a/components/sessionsprivate/sessionsmodel.cpp b/components/sessionsprivate/sessionsmodel.cpp
--- a/components/sessionsprivate/sessionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/components/sessionsprivate/sessionsmodel.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@
 
 void SessionsModel::setShowNewSessionEntry(bool showNewSessionEntry)
 {
+    if (!canStartNewSession()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (showNewSessionEntry == m_showNewSessionEntry) {
         return;
     }