diff --git a/krunner/CMakeLists.txt b/krunner/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/krunner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/krunner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     KF5::Declarative
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::PlasmaQuick
-    KF5::GlobalAccel
     KF5::DBusAddons
     KF5::Crash
     KF5::WaylandClient
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@
 
 install(TARGETS krunner ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(FILES ${krunner_dbusAppXML} DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSINTERFACEDIR} )
-install(FILES krunner.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_AUTOSTARTDIR})
+install(FILES krunner.desktop DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kglobalaccel)
 
 set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KRunnerAppDBusInterface")
 ecm_configure_package_config_file(KRunnerAppDBusInterfaceConfig.cmake.in
@@ -38,4 +37,4 @@
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KRunnerAppDBusInterfaceConfig.cmake
     DESTINATION ${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR})
 
-add_subdirectory(update)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory(update)
diff --git a/krunner/krunner.desktop b/krunner/krunner.desktop
--- a/krunner/krunner.desktop
+++ b/krunner/krunner.desktop
@@ -49,4 +49,11 @@
 X-DBUS-StartupType=Unique
 X-DBUS-ServiceName=org.kde.krunner
 X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
-X-KDE-autostart-phase=0
+X-KDE-Shortcuts=Alt+Space,Alt+F2,Search
+Actions=RunClipboard
+
+[Desktop Action RunClipboard]
+Exec=krunner -c
+Name=Run command on clipboard contents
+X-KDE-Shortcuts=Alt+Shift+F2
+
diff --git a/krunner/main.cpp b/krunner/main.cpp
--- a/krunner/main.cpp
+++ b/krunner/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <QSessionManager>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 #include <KAuthorized>
 #include <KAboutData>
@@ -36,11 +37,10 @@
 
 #include "view.h"
 
-static QCommandLineParser parser;
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     qunsetenv("QT_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO");
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_DisableHighDpiScaling);
 
     KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("krunner");
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
     app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
     parser.setApplicationDescription(i18n("Run Command interface"));
 
+    QCommandLineOption clipboardOption({QStringLiteral("c"), QStringLiteral("clipboard")},
+                                        i18n("Use the clipboard contents as query for KRunner"));
+    QCommandLineOption daemonOption({QStringLiteral("d"), QStringLiteral("daemon")},
+                                        i18n("Start KRunner in the background, don't show it."));
+    parser.addOption(clipboardOption);
+    parser.addOption(daemonOption);
+    parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("query"), i18n("The query to run, only used if -c is not provided"));
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.process(app);
@@ -85,9 +92,30 @@
     QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::saveStateRequest, disableSessionManagement);
 
     View view;
-    view.setVisible(false);
 
-    QObject::connect(&service, &KDBusService::activateRequested, &view, &View::display);
+    auto updateVisibility = [&view, &parser, &clipboardOption]() {
+        const QString query = parser.positionalArguments().value(0);
+
+        if (parser.isSet(clipboardOption)) {
+            view.displayWithClipboardContents();
+        } else if (!query.isEmpty()) {
+            view.query(query);
+        } else {
+            view.display();
+        }
+    };
+
+    if (parser.isSet(daemonOption)) {
+        view.setVisible(false);
+    } else {
+        QTimer::singleShot(100, updateVisibility);
+    }
+
+    QObject::connect(&service, &KDBusService::activateRequested, &view, [&view, &parser, &clipboardOption, updateVisibility](const QStringList &arguments, const QString &workingDirectory) {
+        Q_UNUSED(workingDirectory)
+        parser.parse(arguments);
+        updateVisibility();
+    });
 
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/krunner/view.cpp b/krunner/view.cpp
--- a/krunner/view.cpp
+++ b/krunner/view.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 #include <KWindowEffects>
 #include <KAuthorized>
-#include <KGlobalAccel>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KDirWatch>
 #include <KCrash/KCrash>
@@ -72,22 +71,6 @@
     new AppAdaptor(this);
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject(QStringLiteral("/App"), this);
 
-    QAction *a = new QAction(0);
-    QObject::connect(a, &QAction::triggered, this, &View::displayOrHide);
-    a->setText(i18n("Run Command"));
-    a->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("run command"));
-    a->setProperty("componentDisplayName", i18nc("Name for krunner shortcuts category", "Run Command"));
-    KGlobalAccel::self()->setDefaultShortcut(a, QList<QKeySequence>() << QKeySequence(Qt::ALT + Qt::Key_Space), KGlobalAccel::NoAutoloading);
-    KGlobalAccel::self()->setShortcut(a, QList<QKeySequence>() << QKeySequence(Qt::ALT + Qt::Key_Space) << QKeySequence(Qt::ALT + Qt::Key_F2) << Qt::Key_Search);
-
-    a = new QAction(0);
-    QObject::connect(a, &QAction::triggered, this, &View::displayWithClipboardContents);
-    a->setText(i18n("Run Command on clipboard contents"));
-    a->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("run command on clipboard contents"));
-    a->setProperty("componentDisplayName", i18nc("Name for krunner shortcuts category", "Run Command"));
-    KGlobalAccel::self()->setDefaultShortcut(a, QList<QKeySequence>() << QKeySequence(Qt::ALT+Qt::SHIFT+Qt::Key_F2));
-    KGlobalAccel::self()->setShortcut(a, QList<QKeySequence>() << QKeySequence(Qt::ALT+Qt::SHIFT+Qt::Key_F2));
-
     m_qmlObj = new KDeclarative::QmlObject(this);
     m_qmlObj->setInitializationDelayed(true);
     connect(m_qmlObj, &KDeclarative::QmlObject::finished, this, &View::objectIncubated);
@@ -137,6 +120,7 @@
     }
 
     connect(qGuiApp, &QGuiApplication::focusWindowChanged, this, &View::slotFocusWindowChanged);
+   // QTimer::singleShot(100, this, [this]() {display();});
 }
 
 View::~View()