diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.cpp
index 5066a93d..228c7312 100644
--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.cpp
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.cpp
@@ -1,73 +1,92 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright © 2016 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>       *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or         *
  *   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as        *
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of        *
  *   the License or (at your option) version 3 or any later version        *
  *   accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved     *
  *   by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy            *
  *   defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.                    *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
  *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "LocalFilePKResource.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QProcess>
 #include <PackageKit/Daemon>
 #include <PackageKit/Details>
+#include <utils.h>
+#include "config-paths.h"
 
 LocalFilePKResource::LocalFilePKResource(QUrl path, PackageKitBackend* parent)
     : PackageKitResource(path.toString(), path.toString(), parent)
     , m_path(std::move(path))
 {
 }
 
 int LocalFilePKResource::size()
 {
     const QFileInfo info(m_path.toLocalFile());
     return info.size();
 }
 
 QString LocalFilePKResource::name() const
 {
     const QFileInfo info(m_path.toLocalFile());
     return info.baseName();
 }
 
 QString LocalFilePKResource::comment()
 {
     return m_path.toLocalFile();
 }
 
 void LocalFilePKResource::markInstalled()
 {
     m_state = AbstractResource::Installed;
     Q_EMIT stateChanged();
 }
 
 QString LocalFilePKResource::origin() const
 {
     return m_path.toLocalFile();
 }
 
 void LocalFilePKResource::fetchDetails()
 {
     m_details.insert(QStringLiteral("fetching"), true);//we add an entry so it's not re-fetched.
 
     PackageKit::Transaction* transaction = PackageKit::Daemon::getDetailsLocal(m_path.toLocalFile());
     connect(transaction, &PackageKit::Transaction::details, this, [this] (const PackageKit::Details &details){ setDetails(details); });
     connect(transaction, &PackageKit::Transaction::errorCode, this, &PackageKitResource::failedFetchingDetails);
+
+    PackageKit::Transaction* transaction2 = PackageKit::Daemon::getFilesLocal(m_path.toLocalFile());
+    connect(transaction2, &PackageKit::Transaction::errorCode, this, &PackageKitResource::failedFetchingDetails);
+    connect(transaction2, &PackageKit::Transaction::files, this, [this] (const QString &/*pkgid*/, const QStringList & files){
+        const auto execs = kFilter<QVector<QString>>(files, [](const QString& file) { return file.endsWith(QLatin1String(".desktop")) && file.contains(QLatin1String("usr/share/applications")); });
+        if (!execs.isEmpty())
+            m_exec = execs.constFirst();
+        else
+            qWarning() << "could not find an executable desktop file for" << m_path << "among" << files;
+    });
+    connect(transaction2, &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, this, [] {qDebug() << "."; });
 }
 
 QString LocalFilePKResource::license()
 {
     return m_details.license();
 }
+
+void LocalFilePKResource::invokeApplication() const
+{
+    QProcess::startDetached(QStringLiteral(CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR_KF5 "/discover/runservice"), {m_exec});
+}
diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.h b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.h
index 98cba09c..ed646754 100644
--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.h
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/LocalFilePKResource.h
@@ -1,47 +1,50 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright © 2016 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>       *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or         *
  *   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as        *
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of        *
  *   the License or (at your option) version 3 or any later version        *
  *   accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved     *
  *   by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy            *
  *   defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.                    *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
  *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #ifndef LOCALFILEPKRESOURCE_H
 #define LOCALFILEPKRESOURCE_H
 
 #include "PackageKitResource.h"
 
 class LocalFilePKResource : public PackageKitResource
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     public:
         LocalFilePKResource(QUrl path, PackageKitBackend* parent);
 
         QString name() const override;
         QString comment() override;
 
         AbstractResource::State state() override { return m_state; }
         QString license() override;
         int size() override;
         void markInstalled();
         QString origin() const override;
         void fetchDetails() override;
+        bool canExecute() const override { return !m_exec.isEmpty(); }
+        void invokeApplication() const override;
 
     private:
         AbstractResource::State m_state = AbstractResource::None;
         QUrl m_path;
+        QString m_exec;
 };
 
 #endif // LOCALFILEPKRESOURCE_H