diff --git a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.h b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.h
--- a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.h
+++ b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "settings/settingspagebase.h"
 
 class QCheckBox;
+class QComboBox;
 
 /**
  * @brief Page for the enabling or disabling confirmation dialogs.
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 #endif
 
     QCheckBox* m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs;
-    QCheckBox* m_confirmScriptExecution;
+    QComboBox* m_confirmScriptExecution;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
--- a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
@@ -25,14 +25,23 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QLabel>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 namespace {
+    enum ScriptExecution
+    {
+        AlwaysAsk = 0,
+        Open = 1,
+        Execute = 2
+    };
+
     const bool ConfirmEmptyTrash = true;
     const bool ConfirmTrash = false;
     const bool ConfirmDelete = true;
-    const bool ConfirmScriptExecution = true;
+    const int  ConfirmScriptExecution = ScriptExecution::AlwaysAsk;
 }
 
 ConfirmationsSettingsPage::ConfirmationsSettingsPage(QWidget* parent) :
@@ -58,8 +67,6 @@
                                               "Emptying trash"), this);
     m_confirmDelete = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for confirmation when",
                                           "Deleting files or folders"), this);
-    m_confirmScriptExecution = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for confirmation when",
-                                                   "Executing scripts or desktop files"), this);
 
     QLabel* confirmLabelDolphin = new QLabel(i18nc("@title:group", "Ask for confirmation in Dolphin when:"), this);
     confirmLabelDolphin->setWordWrap(true);
@@ -72,27 +79,38 @@
                                                        "Closing windows with a program running in the Terminal panel"), this);
 #endif
 
+    QHBoxLayout* executableScriptLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    QLabel* executableScriptLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@title:group", "When opening an executable file:"), this);
+    confirmLabelKde->setWordWrap(true);
+    executableScriptLayout->addWidget(executableScriptLabel);
+
+    m_confirmScriptExecution = new QComboBox(this);
+    m_confirmScriptExecution->addItems({i18n("Always ask"), i18n("Open in application"), i18n("Run script")});
+    executableScriptLayout->addWidget(m_confirmScriptExecution);
+
     topLayout->addWidget(confirmLabelKde);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmMoveToTrash);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmEmptyTrash);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmDelete);
-    topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmScriptExecution);
     topLayout->addSpacing(Dolphin::VERTICAL_SPACER_HEIGHT);
     topLayout->addWidget(confirmLabelDolphin);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TERMINAL
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmClosingTerminalRunningProgram);
 #endif
 
+    topLayout->addSpacing(Dolphin::VERTICAL_SPACER_HEIGHT);
+    topLayout->addLayout(executableScriptLayout);
+
     topLayout->addStretch();
 
     loadSettings();
 
     connect(m_confirmMoveToTrash, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_confirmEmptyTrash, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_confirmDelete, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
-    connect(m_confirmScriptExecution, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
+    connect(m_confirmScriptExecution, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TERMINAL
@@ -113,10 +131,17 @@
     confirmationGroup.writeEntry("ConfirmDelete", m_confirmDelete->isChecked());
 
     KConfigGroup scriptExecutionGroup(kioConfig, "Executable scripts");
-    if (m_confirmScriptExecution->isChecked()) {
+    const int index = m_confirmScriptExecution->currentIndex();
+    switch (index) {
+    case ScriptExecution::AlwaysAsk:
         scriptExecutionGroup.writeEntry("behaviourOnLaunch", "alwaysAsk");
-    } else {
+        break;
+    case ScriptExecution::Open:
         scriptExecutionGroup.writeEntry("behaviourOnLaunch", "dontAsk");
+        break;
+    case ScriptExecution::Execute:
+        scriptExecutionGroup.writeEntry("behaviourOnLaunch", "execute");
+        break;
     }
     kioConfig->sync();
 
@@ -140,7 +165,7 @@
     m_confirmMoveToTrash->setChecked(ConfirmTrash);
     m_confirmEmptyTrash->setChecked(ConfirmEmptyTrash);
     m_confirmDelete->setChecked(ConfirmDelete);
-    m_confirmScriptExecution->setChecked(ConfirmScriptExecution);
+    m_confirmScriptExecution->setCurrentIndex(ConfirmScriptExecution);
 }
 
 void ConfirmationsSettingsPage::loadSettings()
@@ -153,7 +178,13 @@
 
     const KConfigGroup scriptExecutionGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kiorc")), "Executable scripts");
     const QString value = scriptExecutionGroup.readEntry("behaviourOnLaunch", "alwaysAsk");
-    m_confirmScriptExecution->setChecked(value == QLatin1String("alwaysAsk"));
+    if (value == QLatin1String("dontAsk")) {
+        m_confirmScriptExecution->setCurrentIndex(ScriptExecution::Open);
+    } else if (value == QLatin1String("execute")) {
+        m_confirmScriptExecution->setCurrentIndex(ScriptExecution::Execute);
+    } else /* if (value == QLatin1String("alwaysAsk"))*/ {
+        m_confirmScriptExecution->setCurrentIndex(ScriptExecution::AlwaysAsk);
+    }
 
     m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs->setChecked(GeneralSettings::confirmClosingMultipleTabs());