diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
@@ -652,30 +652,35 @@
             QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &DolphinViewContainer::requestFocus);
         }
     } else if (KProtocolManager::isSourceProtocol(url)) {
-        QString app = QStringLiteral("konqueror");
         if (url.scheme().startsWith(QLatin1String("http"))) {
-            showMessage(i18nc("@info:status", // krazy:exclude=qmethods
-                              "Dolphin does not support web pages, the web browser has been launched"),
-                        Information);
+            bool ok = false;
 
-            const KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kdeglobals")), "General");
+            const KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General");
             const QString browser = config.readEntry("BrowserApplication");
-            if (!browser.isEmpty()) {
-                app = browser;
-                if (app.startsWith('!')) {
-                    // a literal command has been configured, remove the '!' prefix
-                    app = app.mid(1);
+
+            if (browser.startsWith(QLatin1Char('!'))) {
+                // Literal command
+                const QString quotedUrl = KShell::quoteArg(url.toDisplayString(QUrl::PreferLocalFile));
+                const QString command = browser.mid(1) + QLatin1Char(' ') + quotedUrl;
+                ok = KRun::runCommand(command, this);
+            } else {
+                // Run as service
+                KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByStorageId(browser);
+                if (service) {
+                    KRun::runService(*service, {url}, this);
+                    ok = true;
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            showMessage(i18nc("@info:status",
-                              "Protocol not supported by Dolphin, Konqueror has been launched"),
-                        Information);
+
+            if (ok) {
+                showMessage(i18nc("@info:status", // krazy:exclude=qmethods
+                                  "Dolphin does not support web pages, the web browser has been launched"),
+                            Information);
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
-        const QString secureUrl = KShell::quoteArg(url.toDisplayString(QUrl::PreferLocalFile));
-        const QString command = app + ' ' + secureUrl;
-        KRun::runCommand(command, app, app, this);
+        showMessage(i18nc("@info:status", "Protocol not supported by Dolphin."), Error);
     } else {
         showMessage(i18nc("@info:status", "Invalid protocol"), Error);
     }