diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/plugin/backend.cpp b/applets/taskmanager/plugin/backend.cpp
--- a/applets/taskmanager/plugin/backend.cpp
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/plugin/backend.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QActionGroup>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
@@ -318,7 +319,10 @@
     int actionCount = 0;
 
     while (actionCount < 5 && resultIt != results.end()) {
-        const QString resource = (*resultIt).resource();
+        QString resource = (*resultIt).resource();
+        if (QDir::isAbsolutePath(resource)) {
+            resource = QUrl::fromLocalFile(resource).toString();
+        }
         ++resultIt;
 
         const QUrl url(resource);