diff --git a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h
--- a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h
+++ b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.h
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
      */
     explicit ApplicationLauncherJob(const KService::Ptr &service, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a ApplicationLauncherJob
+     * @param service the service (application desktop file) to run
+     * @param serviceAction the service action within the service to run
+     * @param parent the parent QObject
+     */
+    explicit ApplicationLauncherJob(const KService::Ptr &service, const KServiceAction &serviceAction, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
     /**
      * Destructor.
      * Note that jobs auto-delete themselves after emitting result.
diff --git a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp
--- a/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/applicationlauncherjob.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             q->emitResult();
         }
     }
-    const KService::Ptr m_service;
+    KService::Ptr m_service;
     QList<QUrl> m_urls;
     KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob::RunFlags m_runFlags;
     QString m_suggestedFileName;
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
 {
 }
 
+KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob::ApplicationLauncherJob(const KService::Ptr &service, const KServiceAction &serviceAction, QObject *parent)
+    : ApplicationLauncherJob(service, parent)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(d->m_service);
+    d->m_service.detach();
+    d->m_service->setExec(serviceAction.exec());
+}
+
 KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob::~ApplicationLauncherJob()
 {
     // Do *NOT* delete the KProcessRunner instances here.