diff --git a/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp b/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
index c5ea772db..62887097e 100644
--- a/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
+++ b/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QDBusMessage>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QSessionManager>
 
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KDBusService>
@@ -128,6 +129,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     DesktopDaemon daemon;
 
+    // kdeconnectd is autostarted, so disable session management to speed up startup
+    auto disableSessionManagement = [](QSessionManager &sm) {
+        sm.setRestartHint(QSessionManager::RestartNever);
+    };
+    QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::commitDataRequest, disableSessionManagement);
+    QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::saveStateRequest, disableSessionManagement);
+
     return app.exec();
 }