diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.cpp b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
index ce8b73b523..30b01a4298 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
 
 namespace KWin
 {
+
 KWIN_EFFECT(blur, BlurEffect)
 KWIN_EFFECT_SUPPORTED(blur, BlurEffect::supported())
+KWIN_EFFECT_ENABLEDBYDEFAULT(blur, BlurEffect::enabledByDefault())
 
 
 BlurEffect::BlurEffect()
@@ -119,6 +121,16 @@ void BlurEffect::slotPropertyNotify(EffectWindow *w, long atom)
         updateBlurRegion(w);
 }
 
+bool BlurEffect::enabledByDefault()
+{
+    GLPlatform *gl = GLPlatform::instance();
+
+    if (gl->isIntel())
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool BlurEffect::supported()
 {
     bool supported = GLRenderTarget::supported() && GLTexture::NPOTTextureSupported() &&
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.h b/effects/blur/blur.h
index fbe0997411..5cb20ed7f8 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur.h
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define BLUR_H
 
 #include <kwineffects.h>
+#include <kwinglplatform.h>
 #include <kwinglutils.h>
 
 #include <QVector>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     ~BlurEffect();
 
     static bool supported();
+    static bool enabledByDefault();
 
     void reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags);
     void paintScreen(int mask, QRegion region, ScreenPaintData &data);