diff --git a/run-applet/runapplet.cpp b/run-applet/runapplet.cpp
index 36b656c..c100c6b 100644
--- a/run-applet/runapplet.cpp
+++ b/run-applet/runapplet.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
+#include <QMimeDatabase>
 
 RunApplet::RunApplet(QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent)
@@ -32,7 +34,12 @@ RunApplet::RunApplet(QWidget *parent)
     });
 
     connect(ui->browseBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [&]() {
-        QString file = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Browse"), "", tr("All Files (*)"));
+        QFileDialog dialog;
+        dialog.setWindowTitle(tr("Browse"));
+        dialog.setMimeTypeFilters({"application/x-executable"});
+        dialog.exec();
+        QStringList files = dialog.selectedFiles();
+        QString file = files.size() == 1 ? files[0] : "";
         if (file == "") return;
         ui->comboBox->lineEdit()->setText(file);
     });
@@ -58,6 +65,16 @@ void RunApplet::runApp(QString command) {
         args.push_back(QString::fromWCharArray(p_args[i]));
     }
 
+    // If the file exists and is not an executable, use QDesktopServices instead
+    QMimeDatabase mimeDb;
+    QMimeType mime = mimeDb.mimeTypeForFile(args[0]);
+
+    if (QFile::exists(command) && mime.name() != "application/x-executable") {
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(command));
+        return;
+    }
+
+
     QProcess *process = new QProcess;
     process->setProgram(args[0]);
     args.remove(0);