diff --git a/src/core/slavebase.h b/src/core/slavebase.h
--- a/src/core/slavebase.h
+++ b/src/core/slavebase.h
@@ -943,6 +943,15 @@
      */
     PrivilegeOperationStatus requestPrivilegeOperation();
 
+    /**
+      * Adds @p action to the list of PolicyKit actions which the
+      * slave is authorized to perform.
+      *
+      * @param action the PolicyKit action
+      * @since 5.45
+      */
+    void addTemporaryAuthorization(const QString &action);
+
 protected:
     /**
      * Name of the protocol supported by this slave
diff --git a/src/core/slavebase.cpp b/src/core/slavebase.cpp
--- a/src/core/slavebase.cpp
+++ b/src/core/slavebase.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
     bool m_rootEntryListed = false;
 
     bool m_confirmationAsked;
+    QSet<QString> m_tempAuths;
     QString m_warningCaption;
     QString m_warningMessage;
     int m_privilegeOperationStatus;
@@ -1499,3 +1500,8 @@
 
     return KIO::PrivilegeOperationStatus(d->m_privilegeOperationStatus);
 }
+
+void SlaveBase::addTemporaryAuthorization(const QString &action)
+{
+    d->m_tempAuths.insert(action);
+}
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
@@ -847,15 +847,17 @@
         out << arg;
     }
 
-    KAuth::Action execAction(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kio.file.exec"));
+    const QString actionId = QStringLiteral("org.kde.kio.file.exec");
+    KAuth::Action execAction(actionId);
     execAction.setHelperId(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kio.file"));
 
     QVariantMap argv;
     argv.insert(QStringLiteral("arguments"), helperArgs);
     execAction.setArguments(argv);
 
     auto reply = execAction.execute();
     if (reply->exec()) {
+        addTemporaryAuthorization(actionId);
         return PrivilegeOperationReturnValue::success();
     }