diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp
index 422a883f7..c161eda15 100644
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ QVariantList recentDocumentActions(KService::Ptr service)
 
     while (list.count() < 6 && resultIt != results.end()) {
         const QString resource = (*resultIt).resource();
+        const QString mimeType = (*resultIt).mimetype();
         ++resultIt;
 
         const QUrl url(resource);
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ QVariantList recentDocumentActions(KService::Ptr service)
             list << createTitleActionItem(i18n("Recent Files"));
         }
 
-        QVariantMap item = createActionItem(url.fileName(), fileItem.iconName(), QStringLiteral("_kicker_recentDocument"), resource);
+        QVariantMap item = createActionItem(url.fileName(), fileItem.iconName(), QStringLiteral("_kicker_recentDocument"), QStringList{resource, mimeType});
 
         list << item;
     }
@@ -343,14 +344,30 @@ bool handleRecentDocumentAction(KService::Ptr service, const QString &actionId,
         return false;
     }
 
-    QString argument = _argument.toString();
+    const QStringList argument = _argument.toStringList();
+    const auto resource = argument.at(0);
+    const auto mimeType = argument.at(1);
+
+    // prevents using a service file that does not support opening a mime type for a file it created
+    // for instance a screenshot tool
+    if (!mimeType.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!service->hasMimeType(mimeType)) {
+            // needs to find the application that supports this mimetype
+            service = KApplicationTrader::preferredService(mimeType);
+
+            if (!service) {
+                // no service found to handle the mimetype
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     if (argument.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     auto *job = new KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob(service);
-    job->setUrls({QUrl(argument)});
+    job->setUrls({QUrl::fromUserInput(resource)});
     job->setUiDelegate(new KNotificationJobUiDelegate(KJobUiDelegate::AutoHandlingEnabled));
     return job->exec();
 }
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
index fda5f82f3..4b51a224d 100644
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KNotificationJobUiDelegate>
 #include <KRun>
+#include <KService/KApplicationTrader>
 #include <KService>
 #include <KStartupInfo>
 
@@ -159,14 +160,19 @@ QString RecentUsageModel::description() const
 }
 
 QString RecentUsageModel::resourceAt(int row) const
+{
+    return rowValueAt(row, ResultModel::ResourceRole).toString();
+}
+
+QVariant RecentUsageModel::rowValueAt(int row, ResultModel::Roles role) const
 {
     QSortFilterProxyModel *sourceProxy = qobject_cast<QSortFilterProxyModel *>(sourceModel());
 
     if (sourceProxy) {
-        return sourceProxy->sourceModel()->data(sourceProxy->mapToSource(sourceProxy->index(row, 0)), ResultModel::ResourceRole).toString();
+        return sourceProxy->sourceModel()->data(sourceProxy->mapToSource(sourceProxy->index(row, 0)), role).toString();
     }
 
-    return sourceModel()->data(index(row, 0), ResultModel::ResourceRole).toString();
+    return sourceModel()->data(index(row, 0), role);
 }
 
 QVariant RecentUsageModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
@@ -339,6 +345,7 @@ bool RecentUsageModel::trigger(int row, const QString &actionId, const QVariant
 
     if (actionId.isEmpty() && withinBounds) {
         const QString &resource = resourceAt(row);
+        const QString &mimeType = rowValueAt(row, ResultModel::MimeType).toString();
 
         if (!resource.startsWith(QLatin1String("applications:"))) {
             const QUrl resourceUrl = docData(resource, Kicker::UrlRole).toUrl();
@@ -364,6 +371,20 @@ bool RecentUsageModel::trigger(int row, const QString &actionId, const QVariant
         }
 #endif
 
+        // prevents using a service file that does not support opening a mime type for a file it created
+        // for instance a screenshot tool
+        if (!mimeType.isEmpty()) {
+            if (!service->hasMimeType(mimeType)) {
+                // needs to find the application that supports this mimetype
+                service = KApplicationTrader::preferredService(mimeType);
+
+                if (!service) {
+                    // no service found to handle the mimetype
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         auto *job = new KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob(service);
         job->setUiDelegate(new KNotificationJobUiDelegate(KJobUiDelegate::AutoHandlingEnabled));
         job->setStartupId(KStartupInfo::createNewStartupIdForTimestamp(timeStamp));
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h
index c609d3b7d..64ddc7fed 100644
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <KFilePlacesModel>
 #include <QQmlParserStatus>
 #include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
+#include <KActivities/Stats/ResultModel>
 
 class QModelIndex;
 class KFileItem;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ private:
     QVariant docData(const QString &resource, int role) const;
 
     QString resourceAt(int row) const;
+    QVariant rowValueAt(int row, KActivities::Stats::ResultModel::Roles role) const;
 
     QString forgetAllActionName() const;