diff --git a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
index f90ff7e2..b9e3fc8d 100644
--- a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
+++ b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ MobileShellSettings::MobileShellSettings(QObject *parent)
             Q_EMIT actionDrawerTopLeftModeChanged();
             Q_EMIT actionDrawerTopRightModeChanged();
             Q_EMIT convergenceModeEnabledChanged();
+            Q_EMIT allowLogoutChanged();
         }
     });
 }
@@ -217,3 +218,9 @@ void MobileShellSettings::updateNavigationBarsInPlasma(bool navigationPanelEnabl
     // TODO check for error response
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(message);
 }
+
+bool MobileShellSettings::allowLogout() const
+{
+    auto group = KConfigGroup{m_config, GENERAL_CONFIG_GROUP};
+    return group.readEntry("allowLogout", true);
+}
diff --git a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h
index d1c599e0..86194ece 100644
--- a/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h
+++ b/components/shellsettingsplugin/mobileshellsettings.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class MobileShellSettings : public QObject
     // convergence mode
     Q_PROPERTY(bool convergenceModeEnabled READ convergenceModeEnabled WRITE setConvergenceModeEnabled NOTIFY convergenceModeEnabledChanged)
 
+    // logout dialog
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool allowLogout READ allowLogout READ allowLogout NOTIFY allowLogoutChanged)
+
 public:
     MobileShellSettings(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
@@ -190,6 +193,11 @@ public:
      */
     void setConvergenceModeEnabled(bool enabled);
 
+    /**
+     * Whether logout button is shown in the logout/shutdown dialog.
+     */
+    bool allowLogout() const;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void vibrationsEnabledChanged();
     void vibrationDurationChanged();
@@ -203,6 +211,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void actionDrawerTopLeftModeChanged();
     void actionDrawerTopRightModeChanged();
     void convergenceModeEnabledChanged();
+    void allowLogoutChanged();
 
 private:
     void updateNavigationBarsInPlasma(bool navigationPanelEnabled);
diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/logout/Logout.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/logout/Logout.qml
index 6d269f3c..1bc0e7da 100644
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/logout/Logout.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/logout/Logout.qml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.kde.kirigami 2.20 as Kirigami
 import org.kde.coreaddons 1.0 as KCoreAddons
 
 import org.kde.plasma.private.sessions 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.shellsettingsplugin as ShellSettings
 
 Item {
     id: root
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ Item {
             ActionButton {
                 iconSource: "system-log-out"
                 text: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Log Out")
+                visible: ShellSettings.Settings.allowLogout
                 onClicked: {
                     closeAnim.closeToBlack = true;
                     closeAnim.execute(root.logoutRequested);