diff --git a/src/settings/services/servicemenudeinstallation b/src/settings/services/servicemenudeinstallation
--- a/src/settings/services/servicemenudeinstallation
+++ b/src/settings/services/servicemenudeinstallation
@@ -1,37 +1,72 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009 Jonathan Schmidt-Dominé <devel@the-user.org>
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Harald Sitter <sitter@kde.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
 require 'fileutils'
-archive = ARGV[0]
-if archive[(archive.length - 8)..(archive.length)] == ".desktop"
-    FileUtils.rm(`qtpaths --writable-path GenericDataLocation`.strip!  + "/kservices5/ServiceMenus/" + File.basename(archive))
-    exit(0)
+
+ARCHIVE = ARGV[0]
+
+# @param log_msg [String] error that gets logged to CLI
+def fail(log_msg: nil)
+  # FIXME: this is not translated...
+  msg = 'Dolphin service menu installation failed'
+  warn log_msg if log_msg
+  system('kdialog', '--passivepopup', msg, '15')
+  abort
 end
-dir = archive + "-dir"
-# try: deinstall.sh
-# try: deinstall
-# try: installKDE4.sh
-# try: installKDE4
-# try: install.sh
-# try: install
-while true
-    dd = Dir.new(dir)
-    break if dd.count != 3
-    odir = dir
-    for entry in dd
-        dir += "/" + entry if entry != "." && entry != ".."
-    end
-    if !File.directory? dir
-        dir = odir
-        break
-    end
+
+if ARCHIVE.end_with?('.desktop')
+  data_location = `qtpaths --writable-path GenericDataLocation`.strip
+  unless $?.success?
+    fail(log_msg: "Could not get GenericDataLocation #{data_location}")
+  end
+  FileUtils.rm("#{data_location}/kservices5/ServiceMenus/#{File.basename(ARCHIVE)}")
+  exit(0)
 end
-Dir.chdir(dir)
-def fail()
-    system("kdialog --passivepopup \"Deinstallation failed\" 15")
-    exit(-1)
+dir = "#{ARCHIVE}-dir"
+
+deinstaller = nil
+%w[deinstall.sh deinstall].find do |script|
+  deinstaller = Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/#{script}")[0]
 end
-if !((File.exist?(file = "./deinstall.sh") || File.exist?(file = "./deinstall")) && system(file))
-    fail() if !File.exist?(file = "./installKDE4.sh") && !File.exist?(file = "./installKDE4") && !File.exist?(file = "./install.sh") && !File.exist?(file = "./install")
-File.new(file).chmod(0700)
-    fail() if !system(file + " --remove") && !system(file + " --delete") && !system(file + " --uninstall") && !system(file + " --deinstall")
+
+installer = nil
+%w[install-it.sh install-it installKDE4.sh installKDE4 install.sh install].find do |script|
+  installer = Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/#{script}")[0]
+end
+
+Dir.chdir(dir) do
+  deinstalled = false
+
+  [deinstaller, installer].uniq.compact.each { |f| File.chmod(0o700, f) }
+
+  if deinstaller
+    puts "[servicemenudeinstallation]: Trying to run deinstaller #{deinstaller}"
+    deinstalled = system(deinstaller)
+  elsif installer
+    puts "[servicemenudeinstallation]: Trying to run installer #{installer}"
+    %w[--remove --delete --uninstall --deinstall].any? do |arg|
+      deinstalled = system(installer, arg)
+    end
+  end
+
+  fail unless deinstalled
 end
+
 FileUtils.rm_r(dir)
diff --git a/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstallation b/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstallation
--- a/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstallation
+++ b/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstallation
@@ -1,88 +1,136 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require 'pathname'
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009 Jonathan Schmidt-Dominé <devel@the-user.org>
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Harald Sitter <sitter@kde.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
 require 'fileutils'
-archive = ARGV[0]
-$servicedir = `qtpaths --writable-path GenericDataLocation`.strip!  + "/kservices5/ServiceMenus/"
-FileUtils.mkdir_p($servicedir) if !File.exist?($servicedir)
-if archive[(archive.length - 8)..(archive.length - 1)] == ".desktop"
-    puts "Single-File Service-Menu"
-    puts archive
-    puts $servicedir
-    FileUtils.cp(archive, $servicedir);
-    exit(0)
+
+ARCHIVE_UNCOMPRESSORS = {
+  'application/x-tar' => :"tar -xf %s -C %s",
+  'application/tar' => :"tar -xf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-gzip' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/gzip' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-gzip-compressed-tar' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/gzip-compressed-tar' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-gzip-compressed' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/gzip-compressed' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/bzip' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/bzip2' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-bzip' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-bzip2' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/bzip-compressed' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/bzip2-compressed' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-bzip-compressed' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-bzip2-compressed' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/bzip-compressed-tar' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/bzip2-compressed-tar' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-bzip-compressed-tar' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-bzip2-compressed-tar' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/zip' => :"unzip %s -d %s",
+  'application/x-zip' => :"unzip %s -d %s",
+  'application/x-zip-compressed' => :"unzip %s -d %s",
+  'multipart/x-zip' => :"unzip %s -d %s",
+  'application/tgz' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-compressed-gtar' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'file/tgz' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'multipart/x-tar-gz' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-gunzip' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/gzipped' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'gzip/document' => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-bz2 ' => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
+  'application/x-gtar' => :"tar -xf %s -C %s",
+  'multipart/x-tar' => :"tar -xf %s -C %s"
+}
+
+ARCHIVE = ARGV[0]
+
+# @param log_msg [String] error that gets logged to CLI
+def fail(log_msg: nil)
+  # FIXME: this is not translated...
+  msg = 'Dolphin service menu installation failed'
+  warn log_msg if log_msg
+  system('kdialog', '--passivepopup', msg, '15')
+  abort
 end
-def mimeType(filename)
-    IO.popen("file --mime-type -b " + filename).gets().strip!()
+
+def mime_type(filename)
+  ret = `xdg-mime query filetype #{filename}`.strip
+  return ret if $?.success?
+
+  warn 'Failed to xdg-mime'
+  fail(log_msg: "Failed to xdg-mime #{filename}: #{ret}")
 end
-$archivetypes = { "application/x-tar" => :"tar -xf %s -C %s",
-        "application/tar" => :"tar -xf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-gzip" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/gzip" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-gzip-compressed-tar" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/gzip-compressed-tar" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-gzip-compressed" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/gzip-compressed" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/bzip" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/bzip2" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-bzip" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-bzip2" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/bzip-compressed" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/bzip2-compressed" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-bzip-compressed" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-bzip2-compressed" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/bzip-compressed-tar" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/bzip2-compressed-tar" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-bzip-compressed-tar" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-bzip2-compressed-tar" => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/zip" => :"unzip %s -d %s",
-        "application/x-zip" => :"unzip %s -d %s",
-        "application/x-zip-compressed" => :"unzip %s -d %s",
-        "multipart/x-zip" => :"unzip %s -d %s",
-        "application/tgz" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-compressed-gtar" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "file/tgz" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "multipart/x-tar-gz" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-gunzip" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/gzipped" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "gzip/document" => :"tar -zxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-bz2 " => :"tar -jxf %s -C %s",
-        "application/x-gtar" => :"tar -xf %s -C %s",
-        "multipart/x-tar" => :"tar -xf %s -C %s"
-}
+
 def uncompress(filename, output)
-    system(sprintf($archivetypes[mimeType(filename)].to_s, filename, output))
+  uncompressor = ARCHIVE_UNCOMPRESSORS.fetch(mime_type(filename)).to_s
+  system(format(uncompressor, filename, output))
+rescue KeyError => e
+  # If a mimetype doesn't have an uncompressor mapped we'll get a keyerror.
+  # we'll log the error but visually report the failure.
+  fail(log_msg: "Unmapped compression format #{filename}; #{e.message}")
 end
-dir = archive + "-dir"
-if File.exist?(dir)
-    FileUtils.rm_r(dir)
+
+data_location = `qtpaths --writable-path GenericDataLocation`.strip
+unless $?.success?
+  fail(log_msg: "Could not get GenericDataLocation #{data_location}")
 end
+servicedir = "#{data_location}/kservices5/ServiceMenus/"
+
+FileUtils.mkdir_p(servicedir) unless File.exist?(servicedir)
+if ARCHIVE.end_with?('.desktop')
+  puts 'Single-File Service-Menu'
+  puts ARCHIVE
+  puts servicedir
+  FileUtils.cp(ARCHIVE, servicedir)
+  exit
+end
+
+dir = "#{ARCHIVE}-dir"
+
+FileUtils.rm_r(dir) if File.exist?(dir)
 FileUtils.mkdir(dir)
-exit(-1) if !uncompress(archive, dir)
-# try: install-it.sh
-# try: install-it
-# try: installKDE4.sh
-# try: installKDE4
-# try: install.sh
-# try: install
-while true
-    dd = Dir.new(dir)
-    break if dd.count != 3
-    odir = dir
-    for entry in dd
-        dir += "/" + entry if entry != "." && entry != ".."
-    end
-    if !File.directory? dir
-        dir = odir
-        break
-    end
+
+fail(log_msg: 'uncompress failed') unless uncompress(ARCHIVE, dir)
+
+install_it = nil
+%w[install-it.sh install-it].find do |script|
+  install_it = Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/#{script}")[0]
+end
+
+installer = nil
+%w[installKDE4.sh installKDE4 install.sh install].find do |script|
+  installer = Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/#{script}")[0]
 end
-Dir.chdir(dir)
-def fail()
-    system("kdialog --passivepopup \"Installation failed\" 15")
-    exit(-1)
+
+Dir.chdir(dir) do
+  installed = false
+
+  [install_it, installer].uniq.compact.each { |f| File.chmod(0o700, f) }
+
+  if install_it
+    puts "[servicemenuinstallation]: Trying to run install_it #{install_it}"
+    installed = system(install_it)
+  elsif installer
+    puts "[servicemenuinstallation]: Trying to run installer #{installer}"
+    %w[--local --local-install --install].any? do |arg|
+      installed = system(installer, arg)
+    end
+  end
+
+  fail unless installed
 end
-if !((File.exist?(file = "./install-it.sh") || File.exist?(file = "./install-it")) && system(file))
-    fail() if !File.exist?(file = "./installKDE4.sh") && !File.exist?(file = "./installKDE4") && !File.exist?(file = "./install.sh") && !File.exist?(file = "./install")
-    File.new(file).chmod(0700)
-    fail() if !system(file + " --local") && !system(file + "--local-install") && !system(file + " --install")
-end	
diff --git a/src/settings/services/test/service_menu_deinstallation_test.rb b/src/settings/services/test/service_menu_deinstallation_test.rb
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/services/test/service_menu_deinstallation_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Harald Sitter <sitter@kde.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+require_relative 'test_helper'
+
+require 'tmpdir'
+
+class ServiceMenuDeinstallationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def setup
+    @tmpdir = Dir.mktmpdir("dolphintest-#{self.class.to_s.tr(':', '_')}")
+    @pwdir = Dir.pwd
+    Dir.chdir(@tmpdir)
+
+    ENV['XDG_DATA_HOME'] = File.join(@tmpdir, 'data')
+  end
+
+  def teardown
+    Dir.chdir(@pwdir)
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(@tmpdir)
+
+    ENV.delete('XDG_DATA_HOME')
+  end
+
+  def test_run_deinstall
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    archive_base = "#{service_dir}/foo.zip"
+    archive_dir = "#{archive_base}-dir/foo-1.1/"
+    FileUtils.mkpath(archive_dir)
+    File.write("#{archive_dir}/deinstall.sh", <<-DEINSTALL_SH)
+#!/bin/sh
+touch #{@tmpdir}/deinstall.sh-run
+    DEINSTALL_SH
+    File.write("#{archive_dir}/install.sh", <<-INSTALL_SH)
+#!/bin/sh
+touch #{@tmpdir}/install.sh-run
+    INSTALL_SH
+
+    assert(covered_system('servicemenudeinstallation', archive_base))
+
+    # deinstaller should be run
+    # installer should not be run
+    # archive_dir should have been correctly removed
+
+    assert_path_exist('deinstall.sh-run')
+    assert_path_not_exist('install.sh-run')
+    assert_path_not_exist(archive_dir)
+  end
+
+  def test_run_install_with_arg
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    archive_base = "#{service_dir}/foo.zip"
+    archive_dir = "#{archive_base}-dir/foo-1.1/"
+    FileUtils.mkpath(archive_dir)
+
+    File.write("#{archive_dir}/install.sh", <<-INSTALL_SH)
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ "$@" = "--uninstall" ]; then
+  touch #{@tmpdir}/install.sh-run
+  exit 0
+fi
+exit 1
+    INSTALL_SH
+
+    assert(covered_system('servicemenudeinstallation', archive_base))
+
+    assert_path_not_exist('deinstall.sh-run')
+    assert_path_exist('install.sh-run')
+    assert_path_not_exist(archive_dir)
+  end
+
+  # no scripts in sight
+  def test_run_fail
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    archive_base = "#{service_dir}/foo.zip"
+    archive_dir = "#{archive_base}-dir/foo-1.1/"
+    FileUtils.mkpath(archive_dir)
+
+    refute(covered_system('servicemenudeinstallation', archive_base))
+
+    # I am unsure if deinstallation really should keep the files around. But
+    # that's how it behaved originally so it's supposedly intentional
+    #   - sitter, 2019
+    assert_path_exist(archive_dir)
+  end
+
+  # For desktop files things are a bit special. There is one in .local/share/servicemenu-download
+  # and another in the actual ServiceMenus dir. The latter gets removed by the
+  # script, the former by KNS.
+  def test_run_desktop
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    downloaded_file = "#{service_dir}/foo.desktop"
+    FileUtils.mkpath(service_dir)
+    FileUtils.touch(downloaded_file)
+
+    menu_dir = "#{ENV['XDG_DATA_HOME']}/kservices5/ServiceMenus/"
+    installed_file = "#{menu_dir}/foo.desktop"
+    FileUtils.mkpath(menu_dir)
+    FileUtils.touch(installed_file)
+
+    assert(covered_system('servicemenudeinstallation', downloaded_file))
+
+    assert_path_exist(downloaded_file)
+    assert_path_not_exist(installed_file)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/settings/services/test/service_menu_installation_test.rb b/src/settings/services/test/service_menu_installation_test.rb
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/services/test/service_menu_installation_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Harald Sitter <sitter@kde.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+require_relative 'test_helper'
+
+require 'tmpdir'
+
+class ServiceMenuInstallationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def setup
+    @tmpdir = Dir.mktmpdir("dolphintest-#{self.class.to_s.tr(':', '_')}")
+    @pwdir = Dir.pwd
+    Dir.chdir(@tmpdir)
+
+    ENV['XDG_DATA_HOME'] = File.join(@tmpdir, 'data')
+  end
+
+  def teardown
+    Dir.chdir(@pwdir)
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(@tmpdir)
+
+    ENV.delete('XDG_DATA_HOME')
+  end
+
+  def test_run_install
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    FileUtils.mkpath(service_dir)
+    archive = "#{service_dir}/foo.tar"
+
+    archive_dir = 'foo' # relative so tar cf is relative without fuzz
+    FileUtils.mkpath(archive_dir)
+    File.write("#{archive_dir}/install-it.sh", <<-INSTALL_IT_SH)
+#!/bin/sh
+touch #{@tmpdir}/install-it.sh-run
+INSTALL_IT_SH
+    File.write("#{archive_dir}/install.sh", <<-INSTALL_SH)
+#!/bin/sh
+touch #{@tmpdir}/install.sh-run
+    INSTALL_SH
+    assert(system('tar', '-cf', archive, archive_dir))
+
+    assert(covered_system('servicemenuinstallation', archive))
+
+    tar_dir = "#{service_dir}/foo.tar-dir"
+    tar_extract_dir = "#{service_dir}/foo.tar-dir/foo"
+    assert_path_exist(tar_dir)
+    assert_path_exist(tar_extract_dir)
+    assert_path_exist("#{tar_extract_dir}/install-it.sh")
+    assert_path_exist("#{tar_extract_dir}/install.sh")
+  end
+
+  def test_run_install_with_arg
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    FileUtils.mkpath(service_dir)
+    archive = "#{service_dir}/foo.tar"
+
+    archive_dir = 'foo' # relative so tar cf is relative without fuzz
+    FileUtils.mkpath(archive_dir)
+    File.write("#{archive_dir}/install.sh", <<-INSTALL_SH)
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ "$@" = "--install" ]; then
+  touch #{@tmpdir}/install.sh-run
+  exit 0
+fi
+exit 1
+    INSTALL_SH
+    assert(system('tar', '-cf', archive, archive_dir))
+
+    assert(covered_system('servicemenuinstallation', archive))
+
+    tar_dir = "#{service_dir}/foo.tar-dir"
+    tar_extract_dir = "#{service_dir}/foo.tar-dir/foo"
+    assert_path_exist(tar_dir)
+    assert_path_exist(tar_extract_dir)
+    assert_path_not_exist("#{tar_extract_dir}/install-it.sh")
+    assert_path_exist("#{tar_extract_dir}/install.sh")
+  end
+
+  def test_run_fail
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    FileUtils.mkpath(service_dir)
+    archive = "#{service_dir}/foo.tar"
+
+    archive_dir = 'foo' # relative so tar cf is relative without fuzz
+    FileUtils.mkpath(archive_dir)
+    assert(system('tar', '-cf', archive, archive_dir))
+
+    refute(covered_system('servicemenuinstallation', archive))
+  end
+
+  def test_run_desktop
+    service_dir = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'share/servicemenu-download')
+    downloaded_file = "#{service_dir}/foo.desktop"
+    FileUtils.mkpath(service_dir)
+    FileUtils.touch(downloaded_file)
+
+    menu_dir = "#{ENV['XDG_DATA_HOME']}/kservices5/ServiceMenus/"
+    installed_file = "#{menu_dir}/foo.desktop"
+    FileUtils.mkpath(menu_dir)
+    FileUtils.touch(installed_file)
+
+    assert(covered_system('servicemenuinstallation', downloaded_file))
+
+    assert_path_exist(downloaded_file)
+    assert_path_exist(installed_file)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/settings/services/test/test_helper.rb b/src/settings/services/test/test_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/services/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Harald Sitter <sitter@kde.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+begin
+  require 'simplecov'
+  SimpleCov.formatter = SimpleCov::Formatter::MultiFormatter.new(
+    [
+      SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter
+    ]
+  )
+  SimpleCov.start
+rescue LoadError
+  warn 'SimpleCov not loaded'
+end
+
+# FIXME: add coverage report for jenkins?
+
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.absolute_path('../', __dir__)) # ../
+
+def __test_method_name__
+  return @method_name if defined?(:@method_name)
+  index = 0
+  caller = ''
+  until caller.start_with?('test_')
+    caller = caller_locations(index, 1)[0].label
+    index += 1
+  end
+  caller
+end
+
+# system() variant which sets up merge-coverage. simplecov supports merging
+# of multiple coverage sets. we use this to get coverage metrics on the
+# binaries without having to refactor the script into runnable classes.
+def covered_system(cmd, *argv)
+  pid = fork do
+    Kernel.module_exec do
+      alias_method(:real_system, :system)
+      define_method(:system) do |*args|
+        return true if args.include?('kdialog') # disable kdialog call
+        real_system(*args)
+      end
+    end
+
+    begin
+      require 'simplecov'
+      SimpleCov.start do
+        command_name "#{cmd}_#{__test_method_name__}"
+        merge_timeout 16
+      end
+    rescue LoadError
+      warn 'SimpleCov not loaded'
+    end
+
+    ARGV.replace(argv)
+    load "#{__dir__}/../#{cmd}"
+    puts 'all good, fork ending!'
+    exit 0
+  end
+  waitedpid, status = Process.waitpid2(pid)
+  assert_equal(pid, waitedpid)
+  status.success? # behave like system and return the success only
+end
+
+require 'test/unit'
diff --git a/src/settings/services/test/test_run.rb b/src/settings/services/test/test_run.rb
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/services/test/test_run.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Harald Sitter <sitter@kde.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+# This is a fancy wrapper around test_helper to prevent the collector from
+# loading the helper twice as it would occur if we ran the helper directly.
+
+require_relative 'test_helper'
+
+Test::Unit::AutoRunner.run(true, File.absolute_path(__dir__))
diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@
 TEST_NAME placesitemmodeltest
 LINK_LIBRARIES dolphinprivate dolphinstatic Qt5::Test)
 
+add_test(NAME servicemenutest
+ COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../settings/services/test/test_run.rb)