diff --git a/client/tasks/kde.yml b/client/tasks/kde.yml
index c4f828ef4877f6b1865a2a6a5f6fa681dfdb02c0..1dd5031cab29d262c2eb38202b0487679dc319ae 100644
--- a/client/tasks/kde.yml
+++ b/client/tasks/kde.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
   copy: src=sddm.conf dest=/etc/sddm.conf owner=root group=root mode=0644
   notify: restart sddm 
 
+- name: ensure the sddm default session is plasma
+  file: state=link src=/usr/share/xsessions/plasma.desktop dest=/usr/share/xsessions/default.desktop
+  notify: restart sddm
+
 #- name: ensure deployment of a nice kdm theme
 #  copy: src=kdm/fsmpi_theme/ dest=/usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes/fsmpi owner=root group=root mode=0644
 #