diff --git a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h
--- a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h
+++ b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@
 
     /**
      * @brief Creates a ApplicationLauncherJob
-     * @param service the service (application desktop file) to run
-     * @param serviceAction the service action within the service to run
+     * @param serviceAction the service action to run
      * @param parent the parent QObject
      */
-    explicit ApplicationLauncherJob(const KService::Ptr &service, const KServiceAction &serviceAction, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit ApplicationLauncherJob(const KServiceAction &serviceAction, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     /**
      * Destructor.
diff --git a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp
--- a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 {
 }
 
-KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob::ApplicationLauncherJob(const KService::Ptr &service, const KServiceAction &serviceAction, QObject *parent)
-    : ApplicationLauncherJob(service, parent)
+KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob::ApplicationLauncherJob(const KServiceAction &serviceAction, QObject *parent)
+    : ApplicationLauncherJob(serviceAction.service(), parent)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(d->m_service);
     d->m_service.detach();
diff --git a/src/widgets/kdesktopfileactions.cpp b/src/widgets/kdesktopfileactions.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kdesktopfileactions.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kdesktopfileactions.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 #include "../core/config-kmountpoint.h" // for HAVE_VOLMGT (yes I cheat a bit)
 #include "kio_widgets_debug.h"
 
+#include <KIO/ApplicationLauncherJob>
 #include "krun.h"
 #include "kautomount.h"
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
 #include <kdirnotify.h>
+#include <KDialogJobUiDelegate>
 #include <kmountpoint.h>
 
 #include <kdesktopfile.h>
@@ -386,10 +388,16 @@
         }
 #endif
     } else {
-        //qDebug() << action.name() << "first url's path=" << urls.first().toLocalFile() << "exec=" << action.exec();
-        KRun::run(action.exec(), urls, nullptr, action.text(), action.icon());
-        // The action may update the desktop file. Example: eject unmounts (#5129).
-        org::kde::KDirNotify::emitFilesChanged(urls);
+        KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob *job = new KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob(action);
+        job->setUrls(urls);
+        QObject::connect(job, &KJob::result, qApp, [urls]() {
+                // The action may update the desktop file. Example: eject unmounts (#5129).
+                org::kde::KDirNotify::emitFilesChanged(urls);
+                });
+        auto *delegate = new KDialogJobUiDelegate;
+        delegate->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(true);
+        job->setUiDelegate(delegate);
+        job->start();
     }
 }