diff --git a/src/backendlauncher/main.cpp b/src/backendlauncher/main.cpp
index d8b74c5..4aa8630 100644
--- a/src/backendlauncher/main.cpp
+++ b/src/backendlauncher/main.cpp
@@ -1,50 +1,57 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2014  Daniel Vratil <dvratil@redhat.com>
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * 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
  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  *
  */
 
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QSessionManager>
 
 #include "kscreen_backendLauncher_debug.h"
 #include "backendloader.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     KScreen::Log::instance();
     QGuiApplication::setDesktopSettingsAware(false);
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    auto disableSessionManagement = [](QSessionManager &sm) {
+        sm.setRestartHint(QSessionManager::RestartNever);
+    };
+    QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::commitDataRequest, disableSessionManagement);
+    QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::saveStateRequest, disableSessionManagement);
+
     if (!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.KScreen"))) {
         qCWarning(KSCREEN_BACKEND_LAUNCHER) << "Cannot register org.kde.KScreen service. Another launcher already running?";
         return -1;
     }
 
     BackendLoader *loader = new BackendLoader;
     if (!loader->init()) {
         return -2;
     }
 
     const int ret = app.exec();
 
     // Make sure the backend is destroyed and unloaded before we return (i.e.
     // as long as QApplication object and it's XCB connection still exist
     delete loader;
 
     return ret;
 }