diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 471a1f7eba..b9898ad908 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ target_sources(kwin PRIVATE
     surfaceitem_x11.cpp
     syncalarmx11filter.cpp
     tablet_input.cpp
+    tabletmodemanager.cpp
     hide_cursor_spy.cpp
     touch_input.cpp
     udev.cpp
@@ -296,10 +297,8 @@ kcoreaddons_target_static_plugins(kwin_x11 "kwin/effects/plugins")
 install(TARGETS kwin ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} LIBRARY NAMELINK_SKIP)
 install(TARGETS kwin_x11 ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
-add_executable(kwin_wayland
-    main_wayland.cpp
-    tabletmodemanager.cpp
-)
+add_executable(kwin_wayland main_wayland.cpp)
+
 target_link_libraries(kwin_wayland
     kwin
     KF5::Crash
diff --git a/src/main_x11.cpp b/src/main_x11.cpp
index 01ca4a1762..fb87efca8c 100644
--- a/src/main_x11.cpp
+++ b/src/main_x11.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "sm.h"
+#include "tabletmodemanager.h"
 #include "utils/xcbutils.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
 
@@ -274,6 +275,8 @@ void ApplicationX11::performStartup()
     owner->claim(m_replace || wasCrash(), true);
 
     createAtoms();
+
+    TabletModeManager::create(this);
 }
 
 bool ApplicationX11::notify(QObject *o, QEvent *e)
diff --git a/src/tabletmodemanager.cpp b/src/tabletmodemanager.cpp
index 48e04b2c78..6fa204748e 100644
--- a/src/tabletmodemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/tabletmodemanager.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "input_event.h"
 #include "input_event_spy.h"
 #include "inputdevice.h"
+#include "main.h"
+#include "wayland_server.h"
 
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 
@@ -107,18 +109,48 @@ private:
 TabletModeManager::TabletModeManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
-    if (input()->hasTabletModeSwitch()) {
-        input()->installInputEventSpy(new TabletModeSwitchEventSpy(this));
-    } else {
-        hasTabletModeInputChanged(false);
+    if (waylandServer()) {
+        if (input()->hasTabletModeSwitch()) {
+            input()->installInputEventSpy(new TabletModeSwitchEventSpy(this));
+        } else {
+            hasTabletModeInputChanged(false);
+        }
     }
 
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr kwinSettings = kwinApp()->config();
+    m_settingsWatcher = KConfigWatcher::create(kwinSettings);
+    connect(m_settingsWatcher.data(), &KConfigWatcher::configChanged, this, &KWin::TabletModeManager::refreshSettings);
+    refreshSettings();
+
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject(QStringLiteral("/org/kde/KWin"),
                                                  QStringLiteral("org.kde.KWin.TabletModeManager"),
                                                  this,
                                                  QDBusConnection::ExportAllProperties | QDBusConnection::ExportAllSignals);
 
-    connect(input(), &InputRedirection::hasTabletModeSwitchChanged, this, &TabletModeManager::hasTabletModeInputChanged);
+    if (waylandServer()) {
+        connect(input(), &InputRedirection::hasTabletModeSwitchChanged, this, &TabletModeManager::hasTabletModeInputChanged);
+    }
+}
+
+void KWin::TabletModeManager::refreshSettings()
+{
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr kwinSettings = kwinApp()->config();
+    KConfigGroup cg = kwinSettings->group("Input");
+    const QString tabletModeConfig = cg.readPathEntry("TabletMode", QStringLiteral("auto"));
+    const bool oldEffectiveTabletMode = effectiveTabletMode();
+    if (tabletModeConfig == QStringLiteral("on")) {
+        m_configuredMode = ConfiguredMode::On;
+        if (!m_detecting) {
+            Q_EMIT tabletModeAvailableChanged(true);
+        }
+        Q_EMIT tabletModeChanged(true);
+    } else if (tabletModeConfig == QStringLiteral("off")) {
+        m_configuredMode = ConfiguredMode::Off;
+        Q_EMIT tabletModeChanged(false);
+    } else {
+        m_configuredMode = ConfiguredMode::Auto;
+        Q_EMIT tabletModeChanged(effectiveTabletMode());
+    }
 }
 
 void KWin::TabletModeManager::hasTabletModeInputChanged(bool set)
@@ -141,6 +173,23 @@ bool TabletModeManager::isTabletModeAvailable() const
     return m_detecting;
 }
 
+bool TabletModeManager::effectiveTabletMode() const
+{
+    switch (m_configuredMode) {
+    case ConfiguredMode::Off:
+        return false;
+    case ConfiguredMode::On:
+        return true;
+    case ConfiguredMode::Auto:
+    default:
+        if (!waylandServer()) {
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            return m_isTabletMode;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 bool TabletModeManager::isTablet() const
 {
     return m_isTabletMode;
@@ -152,16 +201,26 @@ void TabletModeManager::setIsTablet(bool tablet)
         return;
     }
 
+    const bool oldTabletMode = effectiveTabletMode();
     m_isTabletMode = tablet;
-    Q_EMIT tabletModeChanged(tablet);
+    if (effectiveTabletMode() != oldTabletMode) {
+        Q_EMIT tabletModeChanged(effectiveTabletMode());
+    }
 }
 
 void KWin::TabletModeManager::setTabletModeAvailable(bool detecting)
 {
-    if (m_detecting != detecting) {
-        m_detecting = detecting;
-        Q_EMIT tabletModeAvailableChanged(detecting);
+    if (m_detecting == detecting) {
+        return;
     }
+
+    m_detecting = detecting;
+    Q_EMIT tabletModeAvailableChanged(isTabletModeAvailable());
+}
+
+KWin::TabletModeManager::ConfiguredMode KWin::TabletModeManager::configuredMode() const
+{
+    return m_configuredMode;
 }
 
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/src/tabletmodemanager.h b/src/tabletmodemanager.h
index 17c26f8cae..06a9657196 100644
--- a/src/tabletmodemanager.h
+++ b/src/tabletmodemanager.h
@@ -8,39 +8,54 @@
 #ifndef KWIN_TABLETMODEMANAGER_H
 #define KWIN_TABLETMODEMANAGER_H
 
+#include <KConfigWatcher>
 #include <QObject>
+#include <config-kwin.h>
+#include <kwin_export.h>
 #include <kwinglobals.h>
 
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-class TabletModeManager : public QObject
+class KWIN_EXPORT TabletModeManager : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.KWin.TabletModeManager")
     // assuming such a switch is not pluggable for now
     Q_PROPERTY(bool tabletModeAvailable READ isTabletModeAvailable NOTIFY tabletModeAvailableChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool tabletMode READ isTablet NOTIFY tabletModeChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool tabletMode READ effectiveTabletMode NOTIFY tabletModeChanged)
 
 public:
+    enum class ConfiguredMode {
+        Auto,
+        Off,
+        On
+    };
+
     ~TabletModeManager() override = default;
 
     void setTabletModeAvailable(bool detecting);
     bool isTabletModeAvailable() const;
 
+    bool effectiveTabletMode() const;
     bool isTablet() const;
     void setIsTablet(bool tablet);
 
+    ConfiguredMode configuredMode() const;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void tabletModeAvailableChanged(bool available);
     void tabletModeChanged(bool tabletMode);
 
 private:
     void hasTabletModeInputChanged(bool set);
+    void refreshSettings();
 
+    KConfigWatcher::Ptr m_settingsWatcher;
     bool m_tabletModeAvailable = false;
     bool m_isTabletMode = false;
     bool m_detecting = false;
+    ConfiguredMode m_configuredMode = ConfiguredMode::Auto;
     KWIN_SINGLETON_VARIABLE(TabletModeManager, s_manager)
 };
 }