diff --git a/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp b/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp
--- a/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp
+++ b/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include <core/filetransferjob.h>
 
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@
 Notification::Notification(const NetworkPackage& np, QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
-    mImagesDir = QDir::temp().absoluteFilePath(QStringLiteral("kdeconnect"));
+    // Use CacheLocation instead of TempLocation because TempLocation may be accessible system-wide
+    mImagesDir = QDir(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation));
     mImagesDir.mkpath(mImagesDir.absolutePath());
     mClosed = false;
 
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@
         } else {
             mIconPath = mImagesDir.absoluteFilePath(filename);
             QUrl destinationUrl(mIconPath);
+            destinationUrl.setScheme(QStringLiteral("file"));
             FileTransferJob* job = np.createPayloadTransferJob(destinationUrl);
             job->start();
             connect(job, &FileTransferJob::result, this, &Notification::applyIconAndShow);