KDE Plasma 6.6.1 - Session lock/padlock icon missing in a system tray

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On Debian 13 Trixie with older Plasma I had a padlock icon in the tray area in the bottom-right corner which locked the session using single click. I am unable to find it now inside KDE Neon:

Operating System: KDE neon User Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.23.0
Qt Version: 6.10.2
Kernel Version: 6.17.0-14-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

How can I add it?

Win. + L can be used to lock the session, but it is often faster to just aim and click.

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To add widgets, you can use a CONTEXT menu (right click on the panel) and then add the widget ‘Lock/Logout’.

You can then configure it for actions (default is lock).

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Thanks, indeed. Somehow I thought the widgets are meant for a desktop, not for a tray panel.

So this worked, mouse right click the panel in a empty spot, Add or Manage Widgets, search for “lock”. Newly added button can then be configured to show:
restart
shutdown
logout
sleep

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