diff --git a/envmanager/config.h b/envmanager/config.h
index 434192fe..f84810e5 100644
--- a/envmanager/config.h
+++ b/envmanager/config.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ QMap<QString, QMap<QString, QVariant>> getKwinrcSettings(KSharedConfig::Ptr m_mo
             {"Plugins",
              {
                  {"blurEnabled", false}, // disable blur for performance reasons, we could reconsider in the future for more powerful devices
-                 {"convergentwindowsEnabled", true} // enable our convergent window plugin
+                 {"convergentwindowsEnabled", true}, // enable our convergent window plugin
+                 {"mobiletaskswitcherEnabled", true} // ensure the mobile task switcher plugin is enabled
              }},
             {"Wayland",
              {
diff --git a/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/mobiletaskswitcher.json b/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/mobiletaskswitcher.json
index cd82b473..d1f15277 100644
--- a/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/mobiletaskswitcher.json
+++ b/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/mobiletaskswitcher.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "Description[x-test]": "xxAllows you to switch between running tasks with a mobile interface.xx",
         "Description[zh_CN]": "允许您使用移动界面在正在运行的任务之间切换。",
         "Description[zh_TW]": "讓您用手機介面在執行中的工作項目之間切換。",
-        "EnabledByDefault": true,
+        "EnabledByDefault": false,
         "License": "GPL",
         "Name": "Mobile Task Switcher",
         "Name[ca@valencia]": "Commutador de tasques del mòbil",