diff --git a/startkde/startplasma.cmake b/startkde/startplasma.cmake
index 8928cf624..2fe3879fb 100644
--- a/startkde/startplasma.cmake
+++ b/startkde/startplasma.cmake
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ xprop -root -f KDE_SESSION_VERSION 32c -set KDE_SESSION_VERSION 5
 # We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit.
 # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications.
 LD_BIND_NOW=true @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR_KF5@/start_kdeinit_wrapper --kded +kcminit_startup
+qdbus org.kde.KSplash /KSplash org.kde.KSplash.setStage kinit
 if test $? -ne 0; then
   # Startup error
   echo 'startplasma: Could not start kdeinit5. Check your installation.'  1>&2