diff --git a/src/kded.h b/src/kded.h
--- a/src/kded.h
+++ b/src/kded.h
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@
 
     //@{
     /**
+     * Check if a module is supported on the current QPA
+     */
+    bool platformSupportsModule(const KPluginMetaData &module) const;
+    //@}
+
+    //@{
+    /**
      * Check if a module should be loaded on demand
      *
      * @param module the name of the desktop file for the module, without the .desktop extension
diff --git a/src/kded.cpp b/src/kded.cpp
--- a/src/kded.cpp
+++ b/src/kded.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@
     foreach (const KPluginMetaData &module, kdedModules) {
         // Should the service load on startup?
         const bool autoload = isModuleAutoloaded(module);
+        if (!platformSupportsModule(module)) {
+            continue;
+        }
 
         // see ksmserver's README for description of the phases
         bool prevent_autoload = false;
@@ -320,6 +323,13 @@
     return autoload;
 }
 
+bool Kded::platformSupportsModule(const KPluginMetaData &module) const
+{
+    const QStringList supportedPlatforms = KPluginMetaData::readStringList(module.rawData(), QStringLiteral("X-KDE-OnlyShowOnQtPlatforms"));
+
+    return supportedPlatforms.isEmpty() || supportedPlatforms.contains(qApp->platformName());
+}
+
 bool Kded::isModuleLoadedOnDemand(const QString &obj) const
 {
     return isModuleLoadedOnDemand(findModule(obj));
diff --git a/src/kdedmodule.desktop b/src/kdedmodule.desktop
--- a/src/kdedmodule.desktop
+++ b/src/kdedmodule.desktop
@@ -107,3 +107,4 @@
 Type=bool
 [PropertyDef::X-KDE-Kded-load-on-demand]
 Type=bool
+