diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 )
 find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS
     Activities
-    Purpose
 )
 
 if (KF5ConfigWidgets_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "5.56.0" AND ${Phonon4Qt5_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "4.10.59")
diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@
     target_link_libraries(gwenview KF5::Activities)
 endif()
 
-if (KF5Purpose_FOUND)
-    target_link_libraries(gwenview KF5::PurposeWidgets)
-endif()
-
 target_link_libraries(gwenview LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES KF5::KIOCore Qt5::Core)
 
 if (KF5Kipi_FOUND)
diff --git a/app/mainwindow.cpp b/app/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/app/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -42,13 +42,17 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 
 // KDE
+#include <KAbstractFileItemActionPlugin>
 #include <KActionCategory>
 #include <KActionCollection>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <KFileItem>
+#include <KFileItemListProperties>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageBox>
+#include <KMimeTypeTrader>
 #include <KNotificationRestrictions>
+#include <KPluginMetaData>
 #include <KProtocolManager>
 #include <KLinkItemSelectionModel>
 #include <KRecentFilesAction>
@@ -60,10 +64,6 @@
 #include <KToolBarPopupAction>
 #include <KXMLGUIFactory>
 #include <KDirLister>
-#ifdef KF5Purpose_FOUND
-#include <PurposeWidgets/Menu>
-#include <Purpose/AlternativesModel>
-#endif
 
 // Local
 #include "configdialog.h"
@@ -202,10 +202,7 @@
     QAction * mToggleSlideShowAction;
     KToggleAction* mShowMenuBarAction;
     KToggleAction* mShowStatusBarAction;
-#ifdef KF5Purpose_FOUND
-    Purpose::Menu* mShareMenu;
     KToolBarPopupAction* mShareAction;
-#endif
 #ifdef KIPI_FOUND
     KIPIExportAction* mKIPIExportAction;
 #endif
@@ -517,13 +514,10 @@
         mKIPIExportAction = new KIPIExportAction(q);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef KF5Purpose_FOUND
         mShareAction = new KToolBarPopupAction(QIcon::fromTheme("document-share"), i18nc("@action Share images", "Share"), q);
         mShareAction->setDelayed(false);
+        mShareAction->setVisible(false);
         actionCollection->addAction("share", mShareAction);
-        mShareMenu = new Purpose::Menu(q);
-        mShareAction->setMenu(mShareMenu);
-#endif
     }
 
     void setupUndoActions()
@@ -727,19 +721,54 @@
         actionCollection->action("file_save_as")->setEnabled(canSave);
         actionCollection->action("file_print")->setEnabled(isRasterImage);
 
-#ifdef KF5Purpose_FOUND
         if (url.isEmpty()) {
             mShareAction->setEnabled(false);
-        } else {
-            mShareAction->setEnabled(true);
-            mShareMenu->model()->setInputData(QJsonObject{
-                { QStringLiteral("mimeType"), MimeTypeUtils::urlMimeType(url) },
-                { QStringLiteral("urls"), QJsonArray{url.toString()} }
-            });
-            mShareMenu->model()->setPluginType( QStringLiteral("Export") );
-            mShareMenu->reload();
+            return;
         }
-#endif
+
+        const QVector<KPluginMetaData> plugins = KPluginLoader::findPluginsById(QStringLiteral("kf5/kfileitemaction"), "sharefileitemaction");
+        if (plugins.isEmpty()) {
+            mShareAction->setVisible(false);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (plugins.count() != 1) {
+            qWarning() << "Invalid plugin number of Share file plugins (colliding IDs)";
+            for (const KPluginMetaData &metadata : plugins) {
+                qDebug() << metadata.fileName();
+            }
+
+            mShareAction->setVisible(false);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        KPluginFactory *factory = KPluginLoader(plugins[0].fileName()).factory();
+        if (!factory) {
+            qWarning() << "Can't load Share files plugin";
+            mShareAction->setVisible(false);
+            return;
+        }
+        KAbstractFileItemActionPlugin* abstractPlugin = factory->create<KAbstractFileItemActionPlugin>();
+        if (!abstractPlugin) {
+            qWarning() << "Can't instantiate Share files plugin";
+            mShareAction->setVisible(false);
+            return;
+        }
+        abstractPlugin->setParent(q);
+
+        const KFileItemListProperties fileProperties(KFileItemList({KFileItem(url)}));
+
+        QList<QAction*> actions = abstractPlugin->actions(fileProperties, q);
+        if (actions.count() != 1) {
+            qWarning() << "Invalid number of actions returned from Share files plugin";
+            mShareAction->setVisible(false);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        mShareAction->setMenu(actions[0]->menu());
+        mShareAction->setEnabled(true);
+        mShareAction->setVisible(true);
     }
 
     bool sideBarVisibility() const
diff --git a/config-gwenview.h.cmake b/config-gwenview.h.cmake
--- a/config-gwenview.h.cmake
+++ b/config-gwenview.h.cmake
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_FITS ${HAVE_FITS}
 #cmakedefine HAVE_QTDBUS ${HAVE_QTDBUS}
 #cmakedefine KF5Activities_FOUND 1
-#cmakedefine KF5Purpose_FOUND 1