diff --git a/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.h b/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.h
--- a/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.h
+++ b/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.h
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@
      */
     explicit CommandLauncherJob(const QString &command, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a CommandLauncherJob
+     * @param executable the name of the executable
+     * @param args the commandline arguments to pass to the executable
+     * @param parent the parent QObject
+     *
+     * Please consider also calling setExecutable and setIcon for better startup notification.
+     */
+    explicit CommandLauncherJob(const QString &executable, const QStringList &args, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
     /**
      * Destructor
      * Note that jobs auto-delete themselves after emitting result
diff --git a/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.cpp b/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.cpp
--- a/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/commandlauncherjob.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 class KIO::CommandLauncherJobPrivate
 {
 public:
-    explicit CommandLauncherJobPrivate(const QString &command)
-        : m_command(command) {}
-
     QString m_command;
     QString m_desktopName;
     QString m_executable;
@@ -41,8 +38,16 @@
 };
 
 KIO::CommandLauncherJob::CommandLauncherJob(const QString &command, QObject *parent)
-    : KJob(parent), d(new CommandLauncherJobPrivate(command))
+    : KJob(parent), d(new CommandLauncherJobPrivate())
 {
+    d->m_command = command;
+}
+
+KIO::CommandLauncherJob::CommandLauncherJob(const QString &executable, const QStringList &args, QObject *parent)
+    : KJob(parent), d(new CommandLauncherJobPrivate())
+{
+    d->m_executable = executable;
+    d->m_command = executable + QLatin1Char(' ') + KShell::joinArgs(args);
 }
 
 KIO::CommandLauncherJob::~CommandLauncherJob()