diff --git a/src/workgroups-variables.el b/src/workgroups-variables.el
index 6960512e122c45907a33c5e8db51d34d319f7c69..d67c38618f6e525ac5f2ba3faaf573a7ba7dd32b 100644
--- a/src/workgroups-variables.el
+++ b/src/workgroups-variables.el
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 
 ;;; customization
 
+(defcustom wg-session-load-on-start (not (daemonp))
+  "Load a session file on Workgroups start.
+But only if Emacs is not started as daemon.  You don't want any
+promts while Emacs is being started as daemon."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'workgroups)
+(defvaralias 'wg-use-default-session-file 'wg-session-load-on-start)
+
 (defgroup workgroups nil
   "Workgroups for Emacs -- Emacs session manager"
   :group 'convenience)