diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.cpp
index ace0eec24d..5c928a5113 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ bool Compositing::xrSclaleFilter() const
     return kwinConfig.readEntry("XRenderSmoothScale", false);
 }
 
+bool Compositing::unredirectFullscreen() const
+{
+    KConfigGroup kwinConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kwinrc"), "Compositing");
+    return kwinConfig.readEntry("UnredirectFullscreen", false);
+}
+
 CompositingType::CompositingType(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractItemModel(parent) {
 
@@ -196,7 +202,8 @@ int CompositingType::currentOpenGLType()
     return currentIndex;
 }
 
-void CompositingType::syncConfig(int openGLType, int animationSpeed, int windowThumbnail, int glSclaleFilter, bool xrSclaleFilter)
+void CompositingType::syncConfig(int openGLType, int animationSpeed, int windowThumbnail, int glSclaleFilter, bool xrSclaleFilter,
+        bool unredirectFullscreen)
 {
     QString backend;
     bool glLegacy;
@@ -234,6 +241,7 @@ void CompositingType::syncConfig(int openGLType, int animationSpeed, int windowT
     kwinConfig.writeEntry("HiddenPreviews", windowThumbnail + 4);
     kwinConfig.writeEntry("GLTextureFilter", glSclaleFilter);
     kwinConfig.writeEntry("XRenderSmoothScale", xrSclaleFilter);
+    kwinConfig.writeEntry("UnredirectFullscreen", unredirectFullscreen);
     kwinConfig.sync();
 }
 
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.h b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.h
index 385e0b7fd8..5fedf69386 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/compositing.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Compositing : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(int windowThumbnail READ windowThumbnail CONSTANT);
     Q_PROPERTY(int glSclaleFilter READ glSclaleFilter CONSTANT);
     Q_PROPERTY(bool xrSclaleFilter READ xrSclaleFilter CONSTANT);
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool unredirectFullscreen READ unredirectFullscreen CONSTANT);
 public:
     explicit Compositing(QObject *parent = 0);
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     int windowThumbnail() const;
     int glSclaleFilter() const;
     bool xrSclaleFilter() const;
+    bool unredirectFullscreen() const;
 
 private:
 
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ public:
     virtual QHash< int, QByteArray > roleNames() const override;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE int currentOpenGLType();
-    Q_INVOKABLE void syncConfig(int openGLType, int animationSpeed, int windowThumbnail, int glSclaleFilter, bool xrSclaleFilter);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void syncConfig(int openGLType, int animationSpeed, int windowThumbnail, int glSclaleFilter, bool xrSclaleFilter,
+    bool unredirectFullscreen);
 
 private:
     void generateCompositing();
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
index 5102e8a88e..0ed1ce7726 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Item {
             checked: false
             anchors.left: col.right
             anchors.top: parent.top
-            anchors.topMargin: col.height/2
+            anchors.topMargin: col.height/4
             onClicked: searchModel.enableWidnowManagement(windowManagement.checked)
         }
 
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ Item {
             onCurrentIndexChanged: apply.enabled = true;
         }
 
+         CheckBox {
+            id: unredirectFullScreen
+            text: i18n("Suspend desktop effects for \nfull screen windows")
+            checked: compositing.unredirectFullscreen
+            anchors.left: col.right
+            anchors.top: xrScaleFilter.bottom
+            onClicked: apply.enabled = true
+        }
+
+
         ColumnLayout {
             id: col
             height: parent.height
@@ -236,7 +246,7 @@ Item {
                 onClicked: {
                     searchModel.syncConfig();
                     apply.enabled = false;
-                    compositingType.syncConfig(openGLType.currentIndex, animationSpeed.value, windowThumbnail.currentIndex, glScaleFilter.currentIndex, xrScaleFilter.currentIndex == 1);
+                    compositingType.syncConfig(openGLType.currentIndex, animationSpeed.value, windowThumbnail.currentIndex, glScaleFilter.currentIndex, xrScaleFilter.currentIndex == 1, unredirectFullScreen.checked);
                 }
             }