diff --git a/src/handlers/xdgurl.cpp b/src/handlers/xdgurl.cpp
index 8391558febb0c7229035317fc256caf78f539a38..57446a87995d1584229ba0ef6eb53a728df7b7f4 100644
--- a/src/handlers/xdgurl.cpp
+++ b/src/handlers/xdgurl.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ void XdgUrl::_installDownloadedFile(QNetworkReply *reply)
              && Utility::Package::installPlasmapkg(temporaryFile.fileName(), "windowswitcher")) {
         result["message"] = QString("The KWin window switcher has been installed");
     }
+    else if (type == "appimages"
+             && Utility::Package::installAppimage(temporaryFile.fileName(), path)) {
+        result["message"] = QString("The Appimage has been installed into " + destination);
+    }
     else if (Utility::Package::uncompressArchive(temporaryFile.fileName(), destination)) {
         result["message"] = QString("The archive file has been uncompressed into " + destination);
     }