diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 369f9c4e64..cba770b91e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ set_package_properties(KF5Wayland PROPERTIES
                        TYPE REQUIRED
                       )
 
+find_package(KScreenLocker CONFIG REQUIRED)
+set_package_properties(KScreenLocker PROPERTIES
+                       TYPE REQUIRED
+                       PURPOSE "For screenlocker integration in kwin_wayland")
+
 find_package(EGL)
 set_package_properties(EGL PROPERTIES
                        TYPE RUNTIME
@@ -462,6 +467,7 @@ set(kwin_KDE_LIBS
     KF5::WindowSystem
     KDecoration2::KDecoration
     KDecoration2::KDecoration2Private
+    PW::KScreenLocker
 )
 
 set(kwin_XLIB_LIBS
diff --git a/main_wayland.cpp b/main_wayland.cpp
index fc09aa7af9..e2881a4635 100644
--- a/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
                                            i18n("List all available backends and quit."));
     parser.addOption(listBackendsOption);
 
+    QCommandLineOption screenLockerOption(QStringLiteral("lockscreen"),
+                                          i18n("Starts the session in locked mode."));
+    parser.addOption(screenLockerOption);
+
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("applications"),
                                  i18n("Applications to start once Wayland and Xwayland server are started"),
                                  QStringLiteral("[/path/to/application...]"));
@@ -578,7 +582,12 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 
     // TODO: create backend without having the server running
     KWin::WaylandServer *server = KWin::WaylandServer::create(&a);
-    server->init(parser.value(waylandSocketOption).toUtf8());
+
+    KWin::WaylandServer::InitalizationFlags flags;
+    if (parser.isSet(screenLockerOption)) {
+        flags = KWin::WaylandServer::InitalizationFlag::LockScreen;
+    }
+    server->init(parser.value(waylandSocketOption).toUtf8(), flags);
 
     if (qobject_cast<KWin::AbstractBackend*>((*pluginIt).instantiate())) {
 #if HAVE_INPUT
diff --git a/wayland_server.cpp b/wayland_server.cpp
index 3bbf59f294..798ce4d2f8 100644
--- a/wayland_server.cpp
+++ b/wayland_server.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
+//screenlocker
+#include <KScreenLocker/KsldApp>
+
 using namespace KWayland::Server;
 
 namespace KWin
@@ -77,8 +80,9 @@ WaylandServer::~WaylandServer()
     }
 }
 
-void WaylandServer::init(const QByteArray &socketName)
+void WaylandServer::init(const QByteArray &socketName, InitalizationFlags flags)
 {
+    m_initFlags = flags;
     m_display = new KWayland::Server::Display(this);
     if (!socketName.isNull() && !socketName.isEmpty()) {
         m_display->setSocketName(QString::fromUtf8(socketName));
@@ -206,6 +210,10 @@ void WaylandServer::initWorkspace()
             }
         );
     }
+    ScreenLocker::KSldApp::self();
+    if (m_initFlags.testFlag(InitalizationFlag::LockScreen)) {
+        ScreenLocker::KSldApp::self()->lock(ScreenLocker::EstablishLock::Immediate);
+    }
 }
 
 void WaylandServer::initOutputs()
diff --git a/wayland_server.h b/wayland_server.h
index 2be2d2272e..b9bda4df83 100644
--- a/wayland_server.h
+++ b/wayland_server.h
@@ -62,8 +62,15 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT WaylandServer : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
+    enum class InitalizationFlag {
+        NoOptions = 0x0,
+        LockScreen = 0x1
+    };
+
+    Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(InitalizationFlags, InitalizationFlag)
+
     virtual ~WaylandServer();
-    void init(const QByteArray &socketName = QByteArray());
+    void init(const QByteArray &socketName = QByteArray(), InitalizationFlags flags = InitalizationFlag::NoOptions);
     void initOutputs();
 
     KWayland::Server::Display *display() {
@@ -159,6 +166,7 @@ private:
     QList<ShellClient*> m_clients;
     QList<ShellClient*> m_internalClients;
     QHash<KWayland::Server::ClientConnection*, quint16> m_clientIds;
+    InitalizationFlags m_initFlags;
     KWIN_SINGLETON(WaylandServer)
 };