diff --git a/app/kipiexportaction.cpp b/app/kipiexportaction.cpp
--- a/app/kipiexportaction.cpp
+++ b/app/kipiexportaction.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
 void KIPIExportAction::setDefaultAction(QAction* action)
 {
-    if (action == d->mDefaultAction) {
+    if (action == d->mDefaultAction || action == d->mKIPIInterface->installPluginAction()) {
         return;
     }
     d->mDefaultAction = action;
diff --git a/app/kipiinterface.h b/app/kipiinterface.h
--- a/app/kipiinterface.h
+++ b/app/kipiinterface.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
     virtual KIPI::UploadWidget* uploadWidget(QWidget *parent);
 
     QList<QAction*> pluginActions(KIPI::Category) const;
+    
+    QAction* installPluginAction() const;
 
     bool isLoadingFinished() const;
 
diff --git a/app/kipiinterface.cpp b/app/kipiinterface.cpp
--- a/app/kipiinterface.cpp
+++ b/app/kipiinterface.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,11 @@
     if (isLoadingFinished()) {
         QList<QAction*> list = d->mMenuInfoMap.value(category).mActions;
         if (list.isEmpty()) {
-            list << d->mNoPluginAction;
+            if (KIO::DesktopExecParser::hasSchemeHandler(QUrl(KIPI_PLUGINS_URL))) {
+                list << d->mInstallPluginAction;
+            } else {
+                list << d->mNoPluginAction;
+            }
         }
         return list;
     } else {
@@ -381,6 +385,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+QAction* KIPIInterface::installPluginAction() const
+{
+    return d->mInstallPluginAction;
+}
+
 bool KIPIInterface::isLoadingFinished() const
 {
     if (!d->mPluginLoader) {