diff --git a/kaccess/main.cpp b/kaccess/main.cpp
--- a/kaccess/main.cpp
+++ b/kaccess/main.cpp
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QX11Info>
 #include <Kdelibs4ConfigMigrator>
+#include <QSessionManager>
 
 extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT int kdemain(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
     Kdelibs4ConfigMigrator migrate(QStringLiteral("kaccess"));
     migrate.setConfigFiles(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("kaccessrc"));
     migrate.migrate();
 
+    QGuiApplication::setFallbackSessionManagementEnabled(false);
+
     K4AboutData about(I18N_NOOP("kaccess"), 0, ki18n("KDE Accessibility Tool"),
                       0, KLocalizedString(), K4AboutData::License_GPL,
                       ki18n("(c) 2000, Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel"));
@@ -63,6 +66,14 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
+    auto disableSessionManagement = [](QSessionManager &sm) {
+        sm.setRestartHint(QSessionManager::RestartNever);
+    };
+
+    QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::commitDataRequest, disableSessionManagement);
+    QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::saveStateRequest, disableSessionManagement);
+
+
     // verify the X server has matching XKB extension
     // if yes, the XKB extension is initialized
     int opcode_rtrn;