diff --git a/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
 kauth_install_helper_files(backlighthelper org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper root)
 kauth_install_actions(org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/backlight_helper_actions.actions)
 
+## discrete gpu helper executable
+add_executable(discretegpuhelper upower/discretegpuhelper.cpp ${PowerDevil_SOURCE_DIR}/daemon/powerdevil_debug.cpp ${discretegpuhelper_mocs})
+target_link_libraries(discretegpuhelper Qt5::Core KF5::Auth)
+install(TARGETS discretegpuhelper DESTINATION ${KAUTH_HELPER_INSTALL_DIR})
+kauth_install_helper_files(discretegpuhelper org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper root)
+kauth_install_actions(org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/discretegpu_helper_actions.actions)
+
 add_library(powerdevilupowerbackend ${powerdevilupowerbackend_SRCS})
 set_target_properties(powerdevilupowerbackend PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 target_link_libraries(powerdevilupowerbackend
diff --git a/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpu_helper_actions.actions b/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpu_helper_actions.actions
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpu_helper_actions.actions
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+[Domain]
+Name=KDE
+Name[ar]=كدي
+Name[ast]=KDE
+Name[bs]=KDE
+Name[ca]=KDE
+Name[ca@valencia]=KDE
+Name[cs]=KDE
+Name[da]=KDE
+Name[de]=KDE
+Name[el]=KDE
+Name[en_GB]=KDE
+Name[es]=KDE
+Name[et]=KDE
+Name[fi]=KDE
+Name[fr]=KDE
+Name[gl]=KDE
+Name[he]=KDE
+Name[hu]=KDE
+Name[ia]=KDE
+Name[id]=KDE
+Name[it]=KDE
+Name[ja]=KDE
+Name[ko]=KDE
+Name[lt]=KDE
+Name[nb]=KDE
+Name[nds]=KDE
+Name[nl]=KDE
+Name[nn]=KDE
+Name[pa]=KDE
+Name[pl]=KDE
+Name[pt]=KDE
+Name[pt_BR]=KDE
+Name[ro]=KDE
+Name[ru]=KDE
+Name[sk]=KDE
+Name[sl]=KDE
+Name[sr]=КДЕ
+Name[sr@ijekavian]=КДЕ
+Name[sr@ijekavianlatin]=KDE
+Name[sr@latin]=KDE
+Name[sv]=KDE
+Name[tr]=KDE
+Name[uk]=KDE
+Name[x-test]=xxKDExx
+Name[zh_CN]=KDE
+Name[zh_TW]=KDE
+Icon=kde
+
+[org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper.hasdualgpu]
+Name=Check existence of discrete gpu
+Description=System policies prevent you from checking the existence of discrete gpu.
+Policy=yes
+PolicyInactive=no
diff --git a/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpuhelper.h b/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpuhelper.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpuhelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+ *    Copyright (C) 2016 Jan Grulich <jgrulich@redhat.com>
+ *
+ *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ *    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *    Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ *    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ *    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ *    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef DISCRETEGPUHELPER_H
+#define DISCRETEGPUHELPER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <kauth.h>
+
+using namespace KAuth;
+
+class DiscreteGpuHelper : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    DiscreteGpuHelper(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    ActionReply hasdualgpu(const QVariantMap &args);
+
+};
+
+#endif // DISCRETEGPUHELPER_H
+
diff --git a/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpuhelper.cpp b/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpuhelper.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/backends/upower/discretegpuhelper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*  This file is part of the KDE project
+ *    Copyright (C) 2016 Jan Grulich <jgrulich@redhat.com>
+ *
+ *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ *    License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *    Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ *    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ *    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ *    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "discretegpuhelper.h"
+
+#include <powerdevil_debug.h>
+
+#include <QFile>
+
+#define SWITCHEROO_SYSFS_PATH "/sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch"
+
+DiscreteGpuHelper::DiscreteGpuHelper(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+{
+}
+
+ActionReply DiscreteGpuHelper::hasdualgpu(const QVariantMap &args)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(args);
+
+    ActionReply reply;
+    reply.addData("hasdualgpu", QFile::exists(SWITCHEROO_SYSFS_PATH));
+    // qCDebug(POWERDEVIL) << "data contains:" << reply.data()["hasdualgpu"];
+
+    return reply;
+}
+
+KAUTH_HELPER_MAIN("org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper", DiscreteGpuHelper)
+
diff --git a/daemon/org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.xml b/daemon/org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.xml
--- a/daemon/org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.xml
+++ b/daemon/org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
       <arg type="s" direction="in" />
       <arg type="b" direction="out" />
     </method>
+    <method name="hasDualGpu">
+      <arg type="b" direction="out" />
+    </method>
     <!--<method name="turnOffScreen" />-->
 
     <!--<method name="getSupportedSuspendMethods">
diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilbackendinterface.cpp b/daemon/powerdevilbackendinterface.cpp
--- a/daemon/powerdevilbackendinterface.cpp
+++ b/daemon/powerdevilbackendinterface.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 {
 public:
     Private() : acAdapterState(UnknownAcAdapterState), batteryState(NoBatteryState), batteryRemainingTime(0),
-                isReady(false), isError(false), isLidClosed(false), isLidPresent(false) {}
+                hasDualGpu(false), isReady(false), isError(false), isLidClosed(false), isLidPresent(false) {}
     ~Private() {}
 
     AcAdapterState acAdapterState;
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     Capabilities capabilities;
     SuspendMethods suspendMethods;
     QString errorString;
+    bool hasDualGpu;
     bool isReady;
     bool isError;
     bool isLidClosed;
diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilcore.h b/daemon/powerdevilcore.h
--- a/daemon/powerdevilcore.h
+++ b/daemon/powerdevilcore.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     bool isLidClosed() const;
     bool isLidPresent() const;
     bool isActionSupported(const QString &actionName);
+    bool hasDualGpu() const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void coreReady();
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@
 
     friend class Action;
 
+    bool m_hasDualGpu;
+
     BackendInterface *m_backend;
 
     QDBusServiceWatcher *m_notificationsWatcher;
diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp b/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
--- a/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
+++ b/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <Solid/Device>
 #include <Solid/DeviceNotifier>
 
+#include <kauthexecutejob.h>
+#include <KAuthAction>
 #include <KIdleTime>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageBox>
@@ -54,12 +56,25 @@
 
 Core::Core(QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
+    , m_hasDualGpu(false)
     , m_backend(nullptr)
     , m_notificationsWatcher(nullptr)
     , m_criticalBatteryTimer(new QTimer(this))
     , m_activityConsumer(new KActivities::Consumer(this))
     , m_pendingWakeupEvent(true)
 {
+    KAuth::Action discreteGpuAction("org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper.hasdualgpu");
+    discreteGpuAction.setHelperId("org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper");
+    KAuth::ExecuteJob *discreteGpuJob = discreteGpuAction.execute();
+    connect(discreteGpuJob, &KJob::result, this, [this, discreteGpuJob]  {
+        if (discreteGpuJob->error()) {
+            qCWarning(POWERDEVIL) << "org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper.hasdualgpu failed";
+            qCDebug(POWERDEVIL) << discreteGpuJob->errorText();
+            return;
+        }
+        m_hasDualGpu = discreteGpuJob->data()["hasdualgpu"].toBool();
+    });
+    discreteGpuJob->start();
 }
 
 Core::~Core()
@@ -841,6 +856,11 @@
     return m_backend->isLidPresent();
 }
 
+bool Core::hasDualGpu() const
+{
+    return m_hasDualGpu;
+}
+
 qulonglong Core::batteryRemainingTime() const
 {
     return m_backend->batteryRemainingTime();