diff --git a/Plugins/PurposeMenu.cpp b/Plugins/PurposeMenu.cpp
index a157aef2..9d61dfa6 100644
--- a/Plugins/PurposeMenu.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PurposeMenu.cpp
@@ -1,97 +1,97 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 2019 The KPhotoAlbum Development Team
  *
  *  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 "PurposeMenu.h"
 #include "Logging.h"
 
 #include <MainWindow/Window.h>
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <Purpose/AlternativesModel>
 #include <PurposeWidgets/Menu>
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QMenu>
 
 Plugins::PurposeMenu::PurposeMenu(QMenu *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_parentMenu(parent)
     , m_purposeMenu(new Purpose::Menu(parent))
     , m_menuUpdateNeeded(true)
 {
     loadPurposeMenu();
 }
 
 void Plugins::PurposeMenu::slotSelectionChanged()
 {
     m_menuUpdateNeeded = true;
     m_purposeMenu->clear();
     qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Purpose menu items invalidated...";
 }
 
 void Plugins::PurposeMenu::loadPurposeMenu()
 {
     // attach the menu
     QAction *purposeMenu = m_parentMenu->addMenu(m_purposeMenu);
     purposeMenu->setText(i18n("Share"));
     purposeMenu->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-share")));
 
     // set up the callback signal
     connect(m_purposeMenu, &Purpose::Menu::finished, this, [this](const QJsonObject &output, int error, const QString &message) {
         if (error) {
             qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Failed to share image:" << message;
             emit imageSharingFailed(message);
         } else {
-            auto filename = DB::FileName::fromAbsolutePath(output[QStringLiteral("url")].toString());
-            qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Image shared successfully: " << filename.relative();
-            qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Raw url: " << output[QStringLiteral("url")].toString();
+            // Note: most plugins don't seem to actually return anything in the url field...
+            const QUrl returnUrl = QUrl(output[QStringLiteral("url")].toString(), QUrl::ParsingMode::StrictMode);
+            qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Image shared successfully.";
             qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Raw json data: " << output;
-            emit imageShared(filename);
+            emit imageShared(returnUrl);
         }
     });
 
     // update available options based on the latest picture
     connect(m_purposeMenu, &QMenu::aboutToShow, this, &PurposeMenu::loadPurposeItems);
     qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Purpose menu loaded...";
 }
 
 void Plugins::PurposeMenu::loadPurposeItems()
 {
     if (!m_menuUpdateNeeded) {
         return;
     }
     m_menuUpdateNeeded = false;
 
     const DB::FileNameList images = MainWindow::Window::theMainWindow()->selected(ThumbnailView::NoExpandCollapsedStacks);
     QJsonArray urls;
     for (const auto &image : images)
     {
         urls.append(QUrl(image).toString());
     }
 
     // "image/jpeg" is certainly not always true, but the interface does not allow a mimeType list
     // and the plugins likely won't care...
     m_purposeMenu->model()->setInputData(QJsonObject {
         {  QStringLiteral("mimeType"), QStringLiteral("image/jpeg") },
         { QStringLiteral("urls"), urls }
     });
     m_purposeMenu->model()->setPluginType(QStringLiteral("Export"));
     m_purposeMenu->reload();
     qCDebug(PluginsLog) << "Purpose menu items loaded...";
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/PurposeMenu.h b/Plugins/PurposeMenu.h
index c3159060..bc3e2ea3 100644
--- a/Plugins/PurposeMenu.h
+++ b/Plugins/PurposeMenu.h
@@ -1,71 +1,76 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 2019 The KPhotoAlbum Development Team
  *
  *  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 KPHOTOALBUM_PURPOSEMENU_H
 #define KPHOTOALBUM_PURPOSEMENU_H
 
 #include <config-kpa-kipi.h>
-#include <DB/FileName.h>
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 class QMenu;
 
 namespace Purpose {
 class Menu;
 }
 
 namespace Plugins
 {
 
 class PurposeMenu: public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit PurposeMenu( QMenu *parent);
 
 public slots:
     void slotSelectionChanged();
 
 signals:
-    void imageShared(DB::FileName);
+    /**
+     * @brief imageShared is emitted when an image was shared successfully.
+     * The url contains the optional location of the shared data
+     * (e.g. for plugins that upload to a remote location).
+     */
+    void imageShared(QUrl);
     void imageSharingFailed(QString message);
 
 private:
     QMenu *m_parentMenu;
     Purpose::Menu *m_purposeMenu;
     bool m_menuUpdateNeeded; ///< Keeps track of changed image selection
     /**
      * @brief Load the Purpose::Menu, add it to the parent menu, and set up connections.
      */
     void loadPurposeMenu();
     /**
      * @brief Load Purpose menu items into the Purpose::Menu.
      * This is dependent on the current set of images.
      */
     void loadPurposeItems();
 };
 
 }
 
 
 #endif /* PURPOSEMENU_H */
 
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