diff --git a/startkde/CMakeLists.txt b/startkde/CMakeLists.txt
index f152bd187..57f46c319 100644
--- a/startkde/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/startkde/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,39 +1,44 @@
 add_subdirectory(kcminit)
 add_subdirectory(ksyncdbusenv)
 add_subdirectory(waitforname)
 
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII)
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_NARROWING_CONVERSIONS_IN_CONNECT)
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_URL_CAST_FROM_STRING)
 
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(
     startplasma_SRCS
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ksplash/ksplashqml/org.kde.KSplash.xml
     ksplashinterface
 )
 
 add_executable(startplasma-x11 startplasma.cpp startplasma-x11.cpp kcheckrunning/kcheckrunning.cpp ${startplasma_SRCS})
 add_executable(startplasma-wayland startplasma.cpp startplasma-wayland.cpp ${startplasma_SRCS})
 add_executable(startplasma-waylandsession startplasma.cpp startplasma-waylandsession.cpp ${startplasma_SRCS})
+add_executable(kde-systemd-start-condition kde-systemd-start-condition.cpp)
 
 target_include_directories(startplasma-x11 PRIVATE ${X11_X11_INCLUDE_PATH})
 target_link_libraries(startplasma-x11 PRIVATE Qt5::Core Qt5::DBus KF5::ConfigCore
     ${X11_X11_LIB} # for kcheckrunning
 )
 target_link_libraries(startplasma-wayland PRIVATE Qt5::Core Qt5::DBus KF5::ConfigCore)
 target_link_libraries(startplasma-waylandsession PRIVATE Qt5::Core Qt5::DBus KF5::ConfigCore)
+target_link_libraries(kde-systemd-start-condition PUBLIC KF5::ConfigCore KF5::Service)
 add_subdirectory(plasma-session)
 add_subdirectory(plasma-shutdown)
 
 #FIXME: reconsider, looks fishy
 if(NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX STREQUAL "/usr")
     set_property(SOURCE startplasma.cpp APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
         XCURSOR_PATH="${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons:$XCURSOR_PATH:~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/share/pixmaps:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons")
 endif()
 
 configure_file(config-startplasma.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-startplasma.h)
 
 install(TARGETS startplasma-x11 ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(TARGETS startplasma-wayland ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(TARGETS startplasma-waylandsession DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR})
 install(PROGRAMS plasma-sourceenv.sh DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR})
+if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+    install(TARGETS kde-systemd-start-condition DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+endif ()
diff --git a/startkde/kde-systemd-start-condition.cpp b/startkde/kde-systemd-start-condition.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b2b73292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/startkde/kde-systemd-start-condition.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2020 Henri Chain <henri.chain@enioka.com>
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#include <kautostart.h>
+#include <QCommandLineOption>
+#include <QCommandLineParser>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
+    parser.setApplicationDescription(QStringLiteral("Checks start condition for a KDE systemd service"));
+    parser.addHelpOption();
+    parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("condition"),
+                                 QStringLiteral("start condition, in the format 'rcfile:group:entry:default'"));
+    parser.process(app);
+
+    if (!parser.positionalArguments().count()) {
+        parser.showHelp(0);
+    }
+
+    if (KAutostart::isStartConditionMet(parser.positionalArguments().at(0))) {
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        return 255;
+    }
+}