diff --git a/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.cpp
index c5206c0a8..1415c191d 100644
--- a/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 
 #include <QBluetoothServiceInfo>
 
-BluetoothLinkProvider::BluetoothLinkProvider()
+BluetoothLinkProvider::BluetoothLinkProvider(bool isDisabled)
     : mServiceUuid(QBluetoothUuid(QStringLiteral("185f3df4-3268-4e3f-9fca-d4d5059915bd")))
     , mServiceDiscoveryAgent(new QBluetoothServiceDiscoveryAgent(this))
     , connectTimer(new QTimer(this))
 {
+    this->disabled = isDisabled;
     connectTimer->setInterval(30000);
     connectTimer->setSingleShot(false);
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ BluetoothLinkProvider::BluetoothLinkProvider()
 void BluetoothLinkProvider::onStart()
 {
     qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "BluetoothLinkProvider::onStart executed";
-    if (enabled) {
+    if (!disabled) {
         tryToInitialise();
     }
 }
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ void BluetoothLinkProvider::tryToInitialise()
 
 void BluetoothLinkProvider::onStop()
 {
-    if (enabled) {
+    if (!disabled) {
         qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "BluetoothLinkProvider::onStop executed";
         if (!mBluetoothServer) {
             return;
@@ -75,16 +76,16 @@ void BluetoothLinkProvider::onStop()
 
 void BluetoothLinkProvider::enable()
 {
-    if (enabled == false) {
-        enabled = true;
+    if (disabled) {
+        disabled = false;
         tryToInitialise();
     }
 }
 
 void BluetoothLinkProvider::disable()
 {
-    if (enabled == true) {
-        enabled = false;
+    if (!disabled) {
+        disabled = true;
         this->onStop();
 
         mBluetoothServer = nullptr;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ void BluetoothLinkProvider::disable()
 void BluetoothLinkProvider::onNetworkChange()
 {
     qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "BluetoothLinkProvider::onNetworkChange executed";
-    if (enabled) {
+    if (!disabled) {
         tryToInitialise();
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.h b/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.h
index 7245e4f66..1d31a614e 100644
--- a/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.h
+++ b/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothlinkprovider.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class KDECONNECTCORE_EXPORT BluetoothLinkProvider : public LinkProvider
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    BluetoothLinkProvider();
+    BluetoothLinkProvider(bool disabled = false);
+
     virtual ~BluetoothLinkProvider();
 
     QString name() override
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ private:
     QBluetoothServiceInfo mKdeconnectService;
     QBluetoothServiceDiscoveryAgent *mServiceDiscoveryAgent;
     QTimer *connectTimer;
-    bool enabled;
+    bool disabled;
 
     QMap<QString, DeviceLink *> mLinks;
 
diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
index 019f8477f..cb44691b6 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static const int MAX_REMEMBERED_IDENTITY_PACKETS = 42;
 
 static const long MILLIS_DELAY_BETWEEN_CONNECTIONS_TO_SAME_DEVICE = 500;
 
-LanLinkProvider::LanLinkProvider(bool testMode)
+LanLinkProvider::LanLinkProvider(bool testMode, bool isDisabled)
     : m_server(new Server(this))
     , m_udpSocket(this)
     , m_tcpPort(0)
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ LanLinkProvider::LanLinkProvider(bool testMode)
     , m_mdnsDiscovery(this)
 #endif
 {
+    this->disabled = isDisabled;
+
     m_combineNetworkChangeTimer.setInterval(0); // increase this if waiting a single event-loop iteration is not enough
     m_combineNetworkChangeTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     connect(&m_combineNetworkChangeTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &LanLinkProvider::combinedOnNetworkChange);
diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h
index 4184d6569..4eb2847f9 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h
+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * @param testMode Some special overrides needed while testing
      */
-    LanLinkProvider(bool testMode = false);
+    LanLinkProvider(bool testMode = false, bool disabled = false);
     ~LanLinkProvider() override;
 
     QString name() override
diff --git a/core/daemon.cpp b/core/daemon.cpp
index d1ff01b4b..df344a3cb 100644
--- a/core/daemon.cpp
+++ b/core/daemon.cpp
@@ -72,13 +72,16 @@ void Daemon::init()
 
     qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "DBus registration complete";
 
+    auto configInstance = KdeConnectConfig::instance();
+    auto status = configInstance.getLinkProviderStatus();
+
     // Load backends
-    if (d->m_testMode)
+    if (d->m_testMode) {
         d->m_linkProviders.insert(new LoopbackLinkProvider());
-    else {
-        d->m_linkProviders.insert(new LanLinkProvider());
+    } else {
+        d->m_linkProviders.insert(new LanLinkProvider(false, status[QStringLiteral("disabled")].contains(QStringLiteral("LanLinkProvider"))));
 #ifdef KDECONNECT_BLUETOOTH
-        d->m_linkProviders.insert(new BluetoothLinkProvider());
+        d->m_linkProviders.insert(new BluetoothLinkProvider(status[QStringLiteral("disabled")].contains(QStringLiteral("BluetoothLinkProvider"))));
 #endif
 #ifdef KDECONNECT_LOOPBACK
         d->m_linkProviders.insert(new LoopbackLinkProvider());