diff --git a/runners/katesessions/CMakeLists.txt b/runners/katesessions/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/runners/katesessions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runners/katesessions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set(krunner_katesessions_SRCS katesessions.cpp)
 add_library(krunner_katesessions MODULE ${krunner_katesessions_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(krunner_katesessions KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::Runner)
+target_link_libraries(krunner_katesessions KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n KF5::Runner KF5::CoreAddons)
 
 install(TARGETS krunner_katesessions DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR})
 install(FILES plasma-runner-katesessions.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR})
diff --git a/runners/katesessions/katesessions.h b/runners/katesessions/katesessions.h
--- a/runners/katesessions/katesessions.h
+++ b/runners/katesessions/katesessions.h
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
         void match(Plasma::RunnerContext &context) override;
         void run(const Plasma::RunnerContext &context, const Plasma::QueryMatch &match) override;
 
-    private Q_SLOTS:
+        QMimeData *mimeDataForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match) override;
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
         void loadSessions();
 
     private:
diff --git a/runners/katesessions/katesessions.cpp b/runners/katesessions/katesessions.cpp
--- a/runners/katesessions/katesessions.cpp
+++ b/runners/katesessions/katesessions.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
 #include "katesessions.h"
 
 #include <QCollator>
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QMimeData>
 
 #include <KDirWatch>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KToolInvocation>
+#include <KCoreAddons/KShell>
 
 K_EXPORT_PLASMA_RUNNER(katesessionsrunner, KateSessions)
 
@@ -118,4 +121,30 @@
                                                           match.data().toString(), QStringLiteral("-n")});
 }
 
+QMimeData *KateSessions::mimeDataForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match)
+{
+    auto *data = new QMimeData();
+    const QString sessionName = match.data().toString();
+    const QString desktopFileName = m_sessionsFolderPath
+        + QDir::separator()
+        + QString::fromLocal8Bit(QUrl::toPercentEncoding(sessionName))
+        + QStringLiteral(".desktop");
+    if (!QFile::exists(desktopFileName)) {
+        QFile f(desktopFileName);
+        if (!f.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        f.write(QStringLiteral("[Desktop Entry]\n"
+                               "Categories=Qt;KDE;Utility;TextEditor;\n"
+                               "Exec=kate --start %2 -n\n"
+                               "Icon=kate\n"
+                               "Name=Kate %1\n"
+                               "Terminal=false\n"
+                               "Type=Application\n")
+                               .arg(sessionName, KShell::quoteArg(sessionName)).toLocal8Bit());
+    }
+    data->setUrls({QUrl::fromLocalFile(desktopFileName)});
+    return data;
+}
+
 #include "katesessions.moc"