diff --git a/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.desktop b/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.desktop
index 82879c5437..1b2983f291 100644
--- a/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.desktop
+++ b/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.desktop
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Appearance
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=false
 X-KDE-Ordering=70
 X-KDE-Library=kwin4_effect_builtins