diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/appsmodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/appsmodel.cpp
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/appsmodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/appsmodel.cpp
@@ -461,6 +461,43 @@
                         m_sorted, m_showSeparators, m_appNameFormat);
                     m_entryList << groupEntry;
                 }
+            } else if (p->isType(KST_KService)) {
+                const KService::Ptr service(static_cast<KService*>(p.data()));
+
+                if (service->noDisplay()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                bool found = false;
+
+                foreach (const AbstractEntry *entry, m_entryList) {
+                    if (entry->type() == AbstractEntry::RunnableType
+                        && static_cast<const AppEntry *>(entry)->service()->storageId() == service->storageId()) {
+                        found = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!found) {
+                    m_entryList << new AppEntry(this, service, m_appNameFormat);
+                }
+             } else if (p->isType(KST_KServiceSeparator) && m_showSeparators) {
+                if (!m_entryList.count()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (m_entryList.last()->type() == AbstractEntry::SeparatorType) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                m_entryList << new SeparatorEntry(this);
+                ++m_separatorCount;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (m_entryList.count()) {
+            while (m_entryList.last()->type() == AbstractEntry::SeparatorType) {
+                m_entryList.removeLast();
+                --m_separatorCount;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/rootmodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/rootmodel.cpp
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/rootmodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/rootmodel.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@
             foreach (const AbstractEntry *groupEntry, m_entryList) {
                 AbstractModel *model = groupEntry->childModel();
 
+                if (!model) continue;
+
                 for (int i = 0; i < model->count(); ++i) {
                     GroupEntry *subGroupEntry = static_cast<GroupEntry*>(model->index(i, 0).internalPointer());
                     AbstractModel *subModel = subGroupEntry->childModel();
@@ -369,6 +371,8 @@
             foreach (const AbstractEntry *groupEntry, m_entryList) {
                 AbstractModel *model = groupEntry->childModel();
 
+                if (!model) continue;
+
                 for (int i = 0; i < model->count(); ++i) {
                     AbstractEntry *appEntry = static_cast<AbstractEntry *>(model->index(i, 0).internalPointer());