diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@
 
 find_package(Phonon4Qt5 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
+find_package(PackageKitQt5)
+set_package_properties(PackageKitQt5
+        PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "Software Manager integration"
+        TYPE OPTIONAL
+        PURPOSE "Used in the service menu installer"
+        )
+if(PackageKitQt5_FOUND)
+    set(PACKAGEKIT_AVAILABLE true)
+    add_definitions(-DPACKAGEKIT_AVAILABLE=true)
+else()
+    add_definitions(-DPACKAGEKIT_AVAILABLE=false)
+endif()
 find_package(KF5Baloo ${KF5_MIN_VERSION})
 set_package_properties(KF5Baloo PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "Baloo Core libraries"
                        URL "https://www.kde.org"
diff --git a/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/CMakeLists.txt b/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"dolphin_servicemenuinstaller\")
 
 add_executable(servicemenuinstaller servicemenuinstaller.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(servicemenuinstaller PRIVATE
+target_link_libraries(servicemenuinstaller
     Qt5::Core
     Qt5::Gui
     KF5::I18n
 )
+if(PACKAGEKIT_AVAILABLE)
+    target_link_libraries(servicemenuinstaller PK::packagekitqt5)
+endif()
 install(TARGETS servicemenuinstaller ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/servicemenuinstaller.cpp b/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/servicemenuinstaller.cpp
--- a/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/servicemenuinstaller.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/services/servicemenuinstaller/servicemenuinstaller.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,19 @@
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QUrl>
-#include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
+static QStringList binaryPackages = {"application/vnd.debian.binary-package", "application/x-rpm"};
+#if PACKAGEKIT_AVAILABLE
+#include <PackageKit/Daemon>
+#include <PackageKit/Details>
+#include <PackageKit/Transaction>
+#else
+#include <QDesktopServices>
+#endif
+
 // @param msg Error that gets logged to CLI
 Q_NORETURN void fail(const QString &str)
 {
@@ -52,6 +60,70 @@
     return QDir(dataLocation).absoluteFilePath("kservices5/ServiceMenus");
 }
 
+#if PACKAGEKIT_AVAILABLE
+void packageKitInstall(const QString &fileName)
+{
+    PackageKit::Transaction *transaction = PackageKit::Daemon::installFile(fileName);
+
+    QObject::connect(transaction, &PackageKit::Transaction::finished,
+                     [=](PackageKit::Transaction::Exit status, uint) {
+                        if (status == PackageKit::Transaction::ExitSuccess) {
+                            exit(0);
+                        }
+                        fail(i18n("Failed to install \"%1\", exited with status \"%2\"",
+                                  fileName, QVariant::fromValue(status).toString()));
+                    });
+}
+
+void packageKitUninstall(const QString &fileName)
+{
+    const auto uninstallLambda = [=](PackageKit::Transaction::Exit status, uint) {
+        if (status == PackageKit::Transaction::ExitSuccess) {
+            exit(0);
+        }
+        fail(i18n("Failed to remove \"%1\", exited with status \"%2\"",
+                  fileName, QVariant::fromValue(status).toString()));
+    };
+
+    PackageKit::Transaction *transaction = PackageKit::Daemon::getDetailsLocal(fileName);
+    QObject::connect(transaction, &PackageKit::Transaction::details,
+                     [=](const PackageKit::Details &details) {
+                         PackageKit::Transaction *transaction = PackageKit::Daemon::removePackage(details.packageId());
+                         QObject::connect(transaction, &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, uninstallLambda);
+                     });
+
+    const auto uninstallDetailsErrorLambda = [=](PackageKit::Transaction::Exit status, uint) {
+        if (status != PackageKit::Transaction::ExitSuccess) {
+            fail(i18n("Failed to remove \"%1\", exited with status \"%2\"",
+                      fileName, QVariant::fromValue(status).toString()));
+        }
+    };
+    QObject::connect(transaction, &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, uninstallDetailsErrorLambda);
+}
+#endif
+
+Q_NORETURN void packageKit(bool install, const QString &fileName)
+{
+#if PACKAGEKIT_AVAILABLE
+    QFile file(fileName);
+    if (!file.exists()) {
+        fail(i18n("The file does not exist!"));
+    }
+    const QString absPath = QFileInfo(file).absoluteFilePath();
+    if (install) {
+        packageKitInstall(absPath);
+    } else {
+        packageKitUninstall(absPath);
+    }
+    QGuiApplication::exec(); // For event handling, no return after signals finish
+    fail(i18n("Unknown error when installing package"));
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED(install)
+    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(fileName));
+    exit(0);
+#endif
+}
+
 struct UncompressCommand
 {
     QString command;
@@ -202,9 +274,8 @@
             return false;
         }
     } else {
-        const QStringList binaryPackages = {"application/vnd.debian.binary-package", "application/x-rpm"};
         if (binaryPackages.contains(QMimeDatabase().mimeTypeForFile(archive).name())) {
-            return QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(archive));
+            packageKit(true, archive);
         }
         const QString dir = generateDirPath(archive);
         if (QFile::exists(dir)) {
@@ -268,6 +339,9 @@
             return false;
         }
     } else {
+        if (binaryPackages.contains(QMimeDatabase().mimeTypeForFile(archive).name())) {
+            packageKit(false, archive);
+        }
         const QString dir = generateDirPath(archive);
 
         // Try "deinstall" first