diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/CMakeLists.txt b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/CMakeLists.txt
index 21faaeaf7..a28515188 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ link_directories(
 ##### other data ################################
 
 install( FILES mediamanager.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/kded )
+install( FILES mediabackend.desktop DESTINATION ${AUTOSTART_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
 
 ##### kded_mediamanager (module) ################
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/Makefile.am b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/Makefile.am
index 0641dd57e..108b4d19b 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/Makefile.am
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/Makefile.am
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ kded_mediamanager_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_TDESYCOCA) ../libmediacommon/libmediacommon.
 servicesdir = $(kde_servicesdir)/kded
 services_DATA = mediamanager.desktop
 
+autostart_DATA = mediabackend.desktop
+
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediabackend.desktop b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediabackend.desktop
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d9ef21939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/mediamanager/mediabackend.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Exec=dcop kded kded loadModule mediamanager
+X-DCOP-ServiceType=wait
+Type=Service
+X-TDE-StartupNotify=false
+OnlyShowIn=TDE;
+X-TDE-autostart-phase=1