diff --git a/applets/icon/iconapplet.cpp b/applets/icon/iconapplet.cpp
--- a/applets/icon/iconapplet.cpp
+++ b/applets/icon/iconapplet.cpp
@@ -274,56 +274,7 @@
     delete m_openContainingFolderAction;
     m_openContainingFolderAction = nullptr;
     m_openWithActions.clear();
-
-    if (desktopFile.hasLinkType()) {
-        const QUrl &linkUrl = QUrl(desktopFile.readUrl());
-
-        if (!m_fileItemActions) {
-            m_fileItemActions = new KFileItemActions(this);
-        }
-        KFileItemListProperties itemProperties(KFileItemList({KFileItem(linkUrl)}));
-        m_fileItemActions->setItemListProperties(itemProperties);
-
-        if (!m_openWithMenu) {
-            m_openWithMenu.reset(new QMenu());
-        }
-        m_openWithMenu->clear();
-        m_fileItemActions->addOpenWithActionsTo(m_openWithMenu.data());
-
-        m_openWithActions = m_openWithMenu->actions();
-
-        if (KProtocolManager::supportsListing(linkUrl)) {
-            if (!m_openContainingFolderAction) {
-                m_openContainingFolderAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-open-folder")), i18n("Open Containing Folder"), this);
-                connect(m_openContainingFolderAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
-                    KIO::highlightInFileManager({m_openContainingFolderAction->property("linkUrl").toUrl()});
-                });
-            }
-            m_openContainingFolderAction->setProperty("linkUrl", linkUrl);
-        }
-    }
-
     m_jumpListActions.clear();
-    foreach (const QString &actionName, desktopFile.readActions()) {
-        const KConfigGroup &actionGroup = desktopFile.actionGroup(actionName);
-
-        if (!actionGroup.isValid() || !actionGroup.exists()) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        const QString &name = actionGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Name"));
-        const QString &exec = actionGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Exec"));
-        if (name.isEmpty() || exec.isEmpty()) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        QAction *action = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(actionGroup.readEntry("Icon")), name, this);
-        connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, exec] {
-            KRun::run(exec, {}, nullptr, m_name, m_iconName);
-        });
-
-        m_jumpListActions << action;
-    }
 
     m_localPath = path;
 
@@ -374,6 +325,36 @@
 QList<QAction *> IconApplet::contextualActions()
 {
     QList<QAction *> actions;
+    if (m_localPath.isEmpty()) {
+        return actions;
+    }
+
+    KDesktopFile desktopFile(m_localPath);
+
+    if (m_jumpListActions.isEmpty()) {
+        const QStringList actions = desktopFile.readActions();
+        for (const QString &actionName : actions) {
+            const KConfigGroup &actionGroup = desktopFile.actionGroup(actionName);
+
+            if (!actionGroup.isValid() || !actionGroup.exists()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const QString name = actionGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Name"));
+            const QString exec = actionGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Exec"));
+            if (name.isEmpty() || exec.isEmpty()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            QAction *action = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(actionGroup.readEntry("Icon")), name, this);
+            connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, exec] {
+                KRun::run(exec, {}, nullptr, m_name, m_iconName);
+            });
+
+            m_jumpListActions << action;
+        }
+    }
+
     actions << m_jumpListActions;
 
     if (!actions.isEmpty()) {
@@ -384,6 +365,35 @@
         actions << m_separatorAction;
     }
 
+    if (desktopFile.hasLinkType()) {
+        const QUrl linkUrl = QUrl(desktopFile.readUrl());
+
+        if (m_openWithActions.isEmpty()) {
+            if (!m_fileItemActions) {
+                m_fileItemActions = new KFileItemActions(this);
+            }
+            KFileItemListProperties itemProperties(KFileItemList({KFileItem(linkUrl)}));
+            m_fileItemActions->setItemListProperties(itemProperties);
+
+            if (!m_openWithMenu) {
+                m_openWithMenu.reset(new QMenu());
+            }
+            m_openWithMenu->clear();
+            m_fileItemActions->addOpenWithActionsTo(m_openWithMenu.data());
+
+            m_openWithActions = m_openWithMenu->actions();
+        }
+
+        if (!m_openContainingFolderAction) {
+            if (KProtocolManager::supportsListing(linkUrl)) {
+                m_openContainingFolderAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-open-folder")), i18n("Open Containing Folder"), this);
+                connect(m_openContainingFolderAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, linkUrl] {
+                    KIO::highlightInFileManager({linkUrl});
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     actions << m_openWithActions;
 
     if (m_openContainingFolderAction) {