diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp

index f6ccccca4..b7697f627 100644

--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp

+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp

@@ -403,6 +403,39 @@ bool handleAppstreamActions(const QStrin

     return false;

 }

+// It is used for AltAppStarter to run applications as another user:

+QVariantList altappstartActions(const KService::Ptr &service)

+{

+    QVariantList ret;

+

+    const KService::Ptr altAppStartHandler = KApplicationTrader::preferredService(QStringLiteral("x-scheme-handler/altappstart"));

+

+    if (!altAppStartHandler) {

+        if (!KProtocolInfo::isHelperProtocol(QStringLiteral("altappstart"))

+            || KProtocolInfo::exec(QStringLiteral("altappstart")).isEmpty()) {

+            return ret;

+        }

+    }

+

+    QVariantMap altappstartAction = Kicker::createActionItem(

+	    i18nc("@action opens the AltLinux Application Starter", "Run application as another user..."),

+	    altAppStartHandler->icon(),

+	    QStringLiteral("runApplicationViaAltAppStarter"), QVariant(QLatin1String("altappstart://") + service->desktopEntryName()));

+    ret << altappstartAction;

+

+    return ret;

+}

+

+// It is used for AltAppStarter to run applications as another user:

+bool handleAltAppStartActions(const QString &actionId, const QVariant &argument)

+{

+    if (actionId == QLatin1String("runApplicationViaAltAppStarter")) {

+        return QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(argument.toString()));

+    }

+

+    return false;

+}

+

 QString resolvedServiceEntryPath(const KService::Ptr &service)

 {

     QString path = service->entryPath();

diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.h b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.h

index db706d920..8ea3b64c8 100644

--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.h

+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.h

@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ bool handleEditApplicationAction(const QString &actionId, const KService::Ptr &s

 QVariantList appstreamActions(const KService::Ptr &service);

 bool handleAppstreamActions(const QString &actionId, const QVariant &argument);

+// It is used for AltAppStarter to run applications as another user:

+QVariantList altappstartActions(const KService::Ptr &service);

+bool handleAltAppStartActions(const QString &actionId, const QVariant &argument);

+

 QString resolvedServiceEntryPath(const KService::Ptr &service);

 }

diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp

--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp

+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ QVariantList AppEntry::actions() const

         actionList << Kicker::createSeparatorActionItem();

         actionList << Kicker::editApplicationAction(m_service);

         actionList << Kicker::appstreamActions(m_service);

+        actionList << Kicker::altappstartActions(m_service); // AltAppStarter

     }

     if (appletInterface) {

@@ -238,6 +239,8 @@ bool AppEntry::run(const QString &action

         return true;

     } else if (Kicker::handleAppstreamActions(actionId, argument)) {

         return true;

+    } else if (Kicker::handleAltAppStartActions(actionId, argument)) { // AltAppStarter

+        return true;

     } else if (actionId == QLatin1String("_kicker_jumpListAction")) {

         auto job = new KIO::CommandLauncherJob(argument.toString());

         job->setDesktopName(m_service->entryPath());

diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/runnermatchesmodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/runnermatchesmodel.cpp

index b52bd868f..1d2540e1e 100644

--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/runnermatchesmodel.cpp

+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/runnermatchesmodel.cpp

@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ QVariant RunnerMatchesModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const

             if (service->isApplication()) {

                 actionList << Kicker::editApplicationAction(service);

                 actionList << Kicker::appstreamActions(service);

+                actionList << Kicker::altappstartActions(service); // AltAppStarter

             }

         }

@@ -184,6 +185,8 @@ bool RunnerMatchesModel::trigger(int row, const QString &actionId, const QVarian

         return true;

     } else if (Kicker::handleAppstreamActions(actionId, argument)) {

         return true;

+    } else if (Kicker::handleAltAppStartActions(actionId, argument)) {	// AltAppStarter

+        return true;

     } else if (actionId == QLatin1String("_kicker_jumpListAction")) {

         return KRun::run(argument.toString(), {}, nullptr, service ? service->name() : QString(), service ? service->icon() : QString());

     } else if (actionId == QLatin1String("_kicker_recentDocument")