diff --git a/kinit/autostart.cpp b/kinit/autostart.cpp
index 63622e737..1468c4e64 100644
--- a/kinit/autostart.cpp
+++ b/kinit/autostart.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,46 @@ AutoStart::loadAutoStartList()
        if (config.readBoolEntry("Hidden", false))
           continue;
 
+#if 0
+       // Check to see if the most important ( usually ~/.config/autostart or ~/.kde3/Autostart) XDG directory
+       // has overridden the Hidden directive and honor it if set to True
+       bool autostartOverriddenAndDisabled = false;
+       for(TQStringList::ConstIterator localit = kdefiles.begin();
+           localit != kdefiles.end();
+           ++localit)
+       {
+           // Same local file name?
+           TQString localOuter;
+           TQString localInner;
+           int slashPos = (*it).findRev( '/', -1, TRUE );
+           if (slashPos == -1) {
+               localOuter = (*it);
+           }
+           else {
+               localOuter = (*it).mid(slashPos+1);
+           }
+           slashPos = (*localit).findRev( '/', -1, TRUE );
+           if (slashPos == -1) {
+               localInner = (*localit);
+           }
+           else {
+               localInner = (*localit).mid(slashPos+1);
+           }
+           if (localOuter == localInner) {
+               // Overridden!
+               // But is Hidden == True?
+               KDesktopFile innerConfig(*it, true);
+               if (innerConfig.readBoolEntry("Hidden", false)) {
+                   // Override confirmed; exit speedily without autostarting
+                   autostartOverriddenAndDisabled = true;
+               }
+           }
+       }
+
+       if (autostartOverriddenAndDisabled == true)
+           continue;
+#endif
+
        if (config.hasKey("OnlyShowIn"))
        {
           if (!config.readListEntry("OnlyShowIn", ';').contains("KDE"))