diff --git a/src/appimageservices-interface/org.appimage.Services.Inspector.xml b/src/appimageservices-interface/org.appimage.Services.Inspector.xml
index ee9bf4a2c4ef12c97a980443fbc88bf4b69596f9..93b4f937c01672fe1a8a33dd5a921bd605ca232f 100644
--- a/src/appimageservices-interface/org.appimage.Services.Inspector.xml
+++ b/src/appimageservices-interface/org.appimage.Services.Inspector.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
       <arg type="s" direction="out"/>
       <arg name="appImagePath" type="s" direction="in"/>
     </method>
+    <method name="extractApplicationIcon">
+      <arg type="b" direction="out"/>
+      <arg name="appImagePath" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="targetPath" type="s" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
     <method name="listContents">
       <arg type="as" direction="out"/>
       <arg name="appImagePath" type="s" direction="in"/>
diff --git a/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt
index e2680510be15ff152af27abe7aee8daca5e3d47a..305f0cc9a018602f7f1247d9528ca97ac83882b6 100644
--- a/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ add_executable(
     plasma-appimage-integration
     main.cpp
     UpdateJob.cpp
+    RegisterJob.cpp
     RemoveJob.cpp
     InstallJob.cpp
     UninstallJob.cpp
+    TargetDataLoader.cpp
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(plasma-appimage-integration appimageservices-interfaces KF5::KIOWidgets KF5::I18n KF5::Notifications)
diff --git a/src/bin/InstallJob.cpp b/src/bin/InstallJob.cpp
index 171c73c6ca4bfb5656d148cf5c2bb516c061e5d3..6bee3e7e59d866e125d31163dff03ab254bb51e3 100644
--- a/src/bin/InstallJob.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/InstallJob.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ void InstallJob::start() {
     qDebug() << "calling pkexec appimage-services install " << target;
 
     connect(&process, SIGNAL(finished(int)), this, SLOT(onProcessFinished(int)));
-    description(this, i18n("Installing Application"),
-                qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being installed", "Source"), target));
+    description(this, i18n("Installing application"),
+                qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being installed", "Application"), target));
 
     process.start();
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/RegisterJob.cpp b/src/bin/RegisterJob.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e05fe35a47115ae205a6c467607d343bd28bf6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/RegisterJob.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// libraries
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+
+// local
+#include "RegisterJob.h"
+#include "LauncherInterface.h"
+
+RegisterJob::RegisterJob(const QString& target, QObject* parent)
+        : KJob(parent), target(target),
+          launcherInterface(new OrgAppimageServices1LauncherInterface("org.appimage.Services1.Launcher",
+                                                                      "/org/appimage/Services1/Launcher",
+                                                                      QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), this)) {}
+
+void RegisterJob::start() {
+    description(this, i18n("Creating launcher entry"),
+                qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("Target AppImage", "Application"), target));
+
+    auto reply = launcherInterface->registerApp(target);
+    if (reply.isError()) {
+        setError(-1);
+        setErrorText(reply.error().message());
+    }
+
+    auto* watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(reply, this);
+
+    QObject::connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this, &RegisterJob::callFinishedSlot);
+}
+
+void RegisterJob::callFinishedSlot(QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher) {
+    if (watcher->isError()) {
+        setError(-1);
+        setErrorText(watcher->error().message());
+    }
+
+    // notify result delayed
+    QTimer::singleShot(1000, this, &RegisterJob::emitResult);
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/RegisterJob.h b/src/bin/RegisterJob.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6de4b60993180c55825d68238bc39cbeb56f0763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/RegisterJob.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// libraries
+#include <KJob>
+#include <QUrl>
+
+class QDBusPendingCallWatcher;
+
+class OrgAppimageServices1LauncherInterface;
+
+class RegisterJob : public KJob {
+public:
+    RegisterJob(const QString& target, QObject* parent = nullptr);
+
+    void start() override;
+
+protected slots:
+
+    void callFinishedSlot(QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher);
+
+private:
+    QString target;
+    OrgAppimageServices1LauncherInterface* launcherInterface;
+};
diff --git a/src/bin/RemoveJob.cpp b/src/bin/RemoveJob.cpp
index 04268f046960ac88eb7002d86d0856f9a9cc610a..383fbcf92a7856f537afb782577247235e08a9f8 100644
--- a/src/bin/RemoveJob.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/RemoveJob.cpp
@@ -6,16 +6,19 @@
 #include "LauncherInterface.h"
 
 RemoveJob::RemoveJob(const QString& target, QObject* parent)
-    : KJob(parent), target(target),
-      launcherInterface(new OrgAppimageServices1LauncherInterface("org.appimage.Services1.Launcher",
-                                                                  "/org/appimage/Services1/Launcher",
-                                                                  QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), this)) {}
+        : KJob(parent), target(target),
+          launcherInterface(new OrgAppimageServices1LauncherInterface("org.appimage.Services1.Launcher",
+                                                                      "/org/appimage/Services1/Launcher",
+                                                                      QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), this)) {}
 
 void RemoveJob::start() {
+    description(this, i18n("Removing launcher entry"),
+                qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("Target AppImage", "Application"), target));
+
     auto reply = launcherInterface->unregisterApp(target);
     if (reply.isError()) {
         setError(-1);
-        setErrorText(i18n("Remove failed: %0").arg(reply.error().message()));
+        setErrorText(reply.error().message());
     }
 
     QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(reply, this);
@@ -26,9 +29,9 @@ void RemoveJob::start() {
 void RemoveJob::callFinishedSlot(QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher) {
     if (watcher->isError()) {
         setError(-1);
-        setErrorText(i18n("Remove failed: %0").arg(watcher->error().message()));
+        setErrorText(watcher->error().message());
     } else
-        description(this, i18n("Application successfully removed"));
+        infoMessage(this, i18n("Entry removed"));
 
     // notify result delayed
     QTimer::singleShot(1000, this, &RemoveJob::emitResult);
diff --git a/src/bin/TargetDataLoader.cpp b/src/bin/TargetDataLoader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0dbcad8cdf0de21fd937917a04f37513f5730744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/TargetDataLoader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// libraries
+#include <QIcon>
+#include <QtWidgets/QApplication>
+
+// local
+#include "InspectorInterface.h"
+#include "TargetDataLoader.h"
+
+TargetDataLoader::TargetDataLoader(QString target, QObject* parent) : QObject(parent), target(std::move(target)) {}
+
+void TargetDataLoader::loadTargetDataIntoApplication() {
+    auto inspectorInterface = new OrgAppimageServices1InspectorInterface("org.appimage.Services1.Inspector",
+                                                                         "/org/appimage/Services1/Inspector",
+                                                                         QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), this);
+    loadApplicationIcon(inspectorInterface);
+    loadApplicationName(inspectorInterface);
+}
+
+void TargetDataLoader::loadApplicationName(OrgAppimageServices1InspectorInterface* inspectorInterface) const {
+    auto reply = inspectorInterface->getApplicationInfo(target);
+    if (reply.isError())
+        qWarning() << "Unable to fetch AppImage information " << reply.error().message();
+
+    else {
+        QString response = reply.value();
+        QJsonDocument document = QJsonDocument::fromJson(response.toLocal8Bit());
+        QJsonObject root = document.object();
+
+        QString nameValue = root.value("name").toString();
+        if (!nameValue.isEmpty())
+            QApplication::setApplicationName(nameValue);
+    }
+}
+
+void TargetDataLoader::loadApplicationIcon(OrgAppimageServices1InspectorInterface* inspectorInterface) {
+    QTemporaryFile temporaryIconFile("XXXXXX");
+    if (temporaryIconFile.open()) {
+        auto reply = inspectorInterface->extractApplicationIcon(target, temporaryIconFile.fileName());
+        if (reply.isError())
+            qWarning() << "Unable to fetch AppImage icon " << reply.error().message();
+
+        QString themeIconName = "application-vnd.appimage";
+        QImage applicationIcon(temporaryIconFile.fileName());
+        if (!applicationIcon.isNull()) {
+            // scale the icon to a valid icon size
+            applicationIcon = applicationIcon.scaled(512, 512, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
+
+            // prepare target dir
+            QString dirPath = QDir::homePath() + "/.local/share/icons/hicolor/%1x%1/apps/";
+            dirPath = dirPath.arg(applicationIcon.height());
+            QDir::home().mkpath(dirPath);
+
+            // prepare file name
+            QFileInfo temporaryIconFileInfo(temporaryIconFile);
+            QString fileName = "plasma-appimage-integration_%2.png";
+            fileName = fileName.arg(temporaryIconFileInfo.baseName());
+
+            // save the icon to the right place on the hicolor theme to make it accessible from the kjob dialog
+            temporaryAppIconPath = dirPath + fileName;
+            if (applicationIcon.save(temporaryAppIconPath, "PNG")) {
+                // use the temporary created icon
+                themeIconName = "plasma-appimage-integration_" + temporaryIconFileInfo.baseName();
+            } else {
+                qWarning() << "unable so save icon to " << temporaryAppIconPath;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // double check that the icon was properly registered in the theme before using it
+        if (QIcon::hasThemeIcon(themeIconName)) {
+            QApplication::setWindowIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(themeIconName));
+        } else {
+            qDebug() << "Icon not found in theme " << themeIconName;
+            QApplication::setWindowIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("application-vnd.appimage"));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+TargetDataLoader::~TargetDataLoader() {
+    if (QFile::exists(temporaryAppIconPath))
+        QFile::remove(temporaryAppIconPath);
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/TargetDataLoader.h b/src/bin/TargetDataLoader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..795370321b241ee23cfe1240622149d6d34fdd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/TargetDataLoader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// libraries
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+
+class OrgAppimageServices1InspectorInterface;
+
+class TargetDataLoader : public QObject {
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit TargetDataLoader(QString target, QObject* parent = nullptr);
+
+    ~TargetDataLoader() override;
+
+    void loadTargetDataIntoApplication();
+
+private:
+    QString target;
+    QString temporaryAppIconPath;
+
+    void loadApplicationIcon(OrgAppimageServices1InspectorInterface* inspectorInterface);
+
+    void loadApplicationName(OrgAppimageServices1InspectorInterface* inspectorInterface) const;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bin/UninstallJob.cpp b/src/bin/UninstallJob.cpp
index 4b9ffd6d8273cc3023b7729622282578ff666f72..fc81325c1aec041165bec99ffe13a4d2b355967c 100644
--- a/src/bin/UninstallJob.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/UninstallJob.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ void UninstallJob::start() {
     qDebug() << "calling pkexec appimage-services install " << target;
 
     connect(&process, SIGNAL(finished(int)), this, SLOT(onProcessFinished(int)));
-    description(this, i18n("Uninstalling Application"),
-                qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being uninstalled", "Source"), target));
+    description(this, i18n("Uninstalling application"),
+                qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being uninstalled", "Application"), target));
 
     process.start();
 }
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ void UninstallJob::onProcessFinished(int exitCode) {
     if (exitCode != 0) {
         setError(exitCode);
         setErrorText(process.readAllStandardError());
+    } else {
+        infoMessage(this, i18n("Application uninstalled"));
     }
 
     // notify result delayed
diff --git a/src/bin/UpdateJob.cpp b/src/bin/UpdateJob.cpp
index c3d26f24b8b0577cf857b59ee377a664ba536aa3..cdbfb0561f082088521fdf58029116186f132f32 100644
--- a/src/bin/UpdateJob.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/UpdateJob.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // libraries
-#include <QFile>
-#include <QDebug>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KNotification>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -25,16 +23,13 @@ void UpdateJob::onBytesReceivedChanged(int value) {
 void UpdateJob::onStateChanged(int state) {
     switch (state) {
         case 10:
-            description(this, i18nc("Job heading, like 'Copying'", "Reading update data"),
-                        qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being updated", "Source"), target));
+            infoMessage(this, i18nc("Job heading, like 'Copying'", "Reading update data"));
             break;
         case 20:
-            description(this, i18nc("Job heading, like 'Copying'", "Looking for updates"),
-                        qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being updated", "Source"), target));
+            infoMessage(this, i18nc("Job heading, like 'Copying'", "Looking for updates"));
             break;
         case 30:
-            description(this, i18nc("Job heading, like 'Copying'", "Downloading"),
-                        qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being updated", "Source"), target));
+            infoMessage(this, i18nc("Job heading, like 'Copying'", "Downloading update"));
             break;
             // final states
         case 21:
@@ -58,6 +53,9 @@ bool UpdateJob::doKill() {
 }
 
 void UpdateJob::start() {
+    description(this, i18nc("Job heading, like 'Copying'", "Updating application"),
+                qMakePair<QString, QString>(i18nc("The AppImage being updated", "Application"), target));
+
     if (error() == 0)
         connectUpdaterInterface();
 
@@ -146,15 +144,6 @@ void UpdateJob::onError(int errorCode) {
     setErrorText(errorTitle);
 }
 
-void UpdateJob::notifyError(const QString& title, const QString& message, QWidget* parentWidget) {
-    KNotification* notify = new KNotification(QStringLiteral("notification"), parentWidget,
-                                              KNotification::CloseOnTimeout | KNotification::DefaultEvent);
-    notify->setTitle(title);
-    notify->setText(message);
-    notify->setIconName("dialog-warning");
-    notify->sendEvent();
-}
-
 void UpdateJob::emitResultDelayed() {
     QTimer::singleShot(400, [this]() {
         emitResult();
diff --git a/src/bin/UpdateJob.h b/src/bin/UpdateJob.h
index 79f09c4a91a720f0886f8442f6814982b4e263a3..a9a7a727ae99a442009a061dcbb3f0636e844703 100644
--- a/src/bin/UpdateJob.h
+++ b/src/bin/UpdateJob.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ public:
 
     void start() override;
 
-    static void notifyError(const QString& title, const QString& message, QWidget* parentWidget = nullptr);
-
 protected slots:
 
     void onBytesTotalChanged(int total);
diff --git a/src/bin/main.cpp b/src/bin/main.cpp
index 22b809c0be0370ed84a768463c13b97841064b57..9744618b65b9e7bca1b90370404478fe5f94b440 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/main.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 
 // local
 #include "UpdateJob.h"
+#include "RegisterJob.h"
 #include "RemoveJob.h"
 #include "InstallJob.h"
 #include "UninstallJob.h"
+#include "TargetDataLoader.h"
 
 
 QString parseTarget(QCommandLineParser& parser) {
@@ -32,41 +34,6 @@ QString parseTarget(QCommandLineParser& parser) {
     }
 }
 
-void executeUpdateCommand(const QString& target) {
-    KJob* job = new UpdateJob(target);
-
-    KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(job);
-    job->start();
-
-    if (job->error() != 0)
-        UpdateJob::notifyError(i18n("Update failed").arg(target), job->errorString());
-}
-
-void executeRemoveCommand(const QString& target) {
-    KJob* job = new RemoveJob(target);
-
-    KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(job);
-    job->start();
-
-    if (job->error() != 0)
-        UpdateJob::notifyError(i18n("Remove failed").arg(target), job->errorString());
-
-}
-
-void executeInstallCommand(const QString& target) {
-    KJob* job = new InstallJob(target);
-
-    KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(job);
-    job->start();
-}
-
-void executeUninstallCommand(const QString& target) {
-    KJob* job = new UninstallJob(target);
-
-    KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(job);
-    job->start();
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     QApplication::setApplicationName("plasma-appimage-integration");
@@ -88,25 +55,43 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     const QString& command = positionalArguments.at(0);
 
+    QString target;
+    KJob* job = nullptr;
     if (command == "update") {
-        QString target = parseTarget(parser);
-        executeUpdateCommand(target);
+        target = parseTarget(parser);
+        job = new UpdateJob(target);
     }
 
     if (command == "remove") {
-        QString target = parseTarget(parser);
-        executeRemoveCommand(target);
+        target = parseTarget(parser);
+        job = new RemoveJob(target);
+    }
+
+    if (command == "register") {
+        target = parseTarget(parser);
+        job = new RegisterJob(target);
     }
 
     if (command == "install") {
-        QString target = parseTarget(parser);
-        executeInstallCommand(target);
+        target = parseTarget(parser);
+        job = new InstallJob(target);
     }
 
     if (command == "uninstall") {
-        QString target = parseTarget(parser);
-        executeUninstallCommand(target);
+        target = parseTarget(parser);
+        job = new UninstallJob(target);
     }
+
+    if (!target.isEmpty()) {
+        auto targetDataLoader = new TargetDataLoader(target, &app);
+        targetDataLoader->loadTargetDataIntoApplication();
+    }
+
+    if (job != nullptr) {
+        KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(job);
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(job, "start");
+    }
+
     return QApplication::exec();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fileitem-actions/AppImageFileItemActions.cpp b/src/fileitem-actions/AppImageFileItemActions.cpp
index 8552cffc442e0fab712685968713261b9d4b8c38..60094c50589e1276b5337c9f4fe85c4187ccdbf0 100644
--- a/src/fileitem-actions/AppImageFileItemActions.cpp
+++ b/src/fileitem-actions/AppImageFileItemActions.cpp
@@ -94,32 +94,26 @@ QAction *AppImageFileItemActions::createInstallAction(const KFileItemListPropert
 
 void AppImageFileItemActions::addToMenu() {
     const QList<QUrl> urls = sender()->property("urls").value<QList<QUrl>>();
-    QWidget* parentWidget = sender()->property("parentWidget").value<QWidget*>();
-
-    QList<QDBusPendingReply<bool>> replies;
-    for (const QUrl& url : urls)
-        replies += launcherInterface->registerApp(url.toString());
-
-    QString errorTitle = i18n("Add to launcher failed");
-    for (QDBusPendingReply<bool>& reply: replies) {
-        reply.waitForFinished();
-
-        if (reply.isError())
-            showErrorMessage(errorTitle, reply.error().message(), parentWidget);
-        else {
-            // notify failed operation
-            if (!reply.value()) {
-                QString url = urls.at(replies.indexOf(reply)).toString();
-                showErrorMessage(errorTitle, i18n("\"%0\"\nthe file seems broken").arg(url), parentWidget);
-            }
-        }
+    QString program = "plasma-appimage-integration";
+
+    for (const QUrl& url : urls) {
+        QStringList arguments;
+        arguments << "register" << url.toLocalFile();
+
+        QProcess::startDetached(program, arguments);
     }
 }
 
 void AppImageFileItemActions::removeFromMenu() {
     const QList<QUrl> urls = sender()->property("urls").value<QList<QUrl>>();
-    for (const QUrl& url : urls)
-        launcherInterface->unregisterApp(url.toString());
+    QString program = "plasma-appimage-integration";
+
+    for (const QUrl& url : urls) {
+        QStringList arguments;
+        arguments << "remove" << url.toLocalFile();
+
+        QProcess::startDetached(program, arguments);
+    }
 }
 
 void AppImageFileItemActions::update() {