diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
@@ -1043,23 +1043,30 @@
 void KFilePlacesModel::addPlace(const QString &text, const QUrl &url,
                                 const QString &iconName, const QString &appName)
 {
-    addPlace(text, url, iconName, appName, QModelIndex());
+    KBookmark bookmark = KFilePlacesItem::createBookmark(d->bookmarkManager, text, url, iconName);
+
+    if (!appName.isEmpty()) {
+        bookmark.setMetaDataItem(QStringLiteral("OnlyInApp"), appName);
+    }
+
+    refresh();
 }
 
 void KFilePlacesModel::addPlace(const QString &text, const QUrl &url,
                                 const QString &iconName, const QString &appName,
                                 const QModelIndex &after)
 {
-    KBookmark bookmark = KFilePlacesItem::createBookmark(d->bookmarkManager,
-                         text, url, iconName);
+    KBookmark bookmark = KFilePlacesItem::createBookmark(d->bookmarkManager, text, url, iconName);
 
     if (!appName.isEmpty()) {
         bookmark.setMetaDataItem(QStringLiteral("OnlyInApp"), appName);
     }
 
     if (after.isValid()) {
         KFilePlacesItem *item = static_cast<KFilePlacesItem *>(after.internalPointer());
         d->bookmarkManager->root().moveBookmark(bookmark, item->bookmark());
+    } else {
+        d->bookmarkManager->root().moveBookmark(bookmark, KBookmark());
     }
 
     refresh();