diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ab68cc932..2f26ae85f9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -175,13 +175,22 @@ install(FILES
     COMPONENT Devel
 )
 
-ecm_generate_dbus_service_file(
-   NAME org.freedesktop.FileManager1
-   EXECUTABLE "${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/dolphin --daemon"
-   SYSTEMD_SERVICE plasma-dolphin.service
-   DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSSERVICEDIR}
-   RENAME org.kde.dolphin.FileManager1.service
-)
+if(FLATPAK)
+    ecm_generate_dbus_service_file(
+        NAME org.freedesktop.FileManager1
+        EXECUTABLE "${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/dolphin --daemon"
+        SYSTEMD_SERVICE plasma-dolphin.service
+        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSSERVICEDIR}
+    )
+else()
+    ecm_generate_dbus_service_file(
+        NAME org.freedesktop.FileManager1
+        EXECUTABLE "${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/dolphin --daemon"
+        SYSTEMD_SERVICE plasma-dolphin.service
+        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSSERVICEDIR}
+        RENAME org.kde.dolphin.FileManager1.service
+    )
+endif()
 
 ecm_install_configured_files(INPUT plasma-dolphin.service.in DESTINATION ${SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT_INSTALL_DIR})
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b97a5d7c00..651f021e64 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ target_sources(dolphin PRIVATE
     main.cpp
 )
 
+if(FLATPAK)
+    target_compile_definitions(dolphin PRIVATE FLATPAK)
+endif()
+
 # Sets the icon on Windows and OSX
 file(GLOB ICONS_SRCS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/*system-file-manager.png")
 ecm_add_app_icon(dolphin_APPICON_SRCS ICONS ${ICONS_SRCS})
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index cda28c80c7..7a2d42ea5c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::commitDataRequest, disableSessionManagement);
         QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::saveStateRequest, disableSessionManagement);
 
+#ifdef FLATPAK
+        KDBusService dolphinDBusService(KDBusService::NoExitOnFailure);
+#else
         KDBusService dolphinDBusService;
+#endif
         DBusInterface interface;
         interface.setAsDaemon();
         return app.exec();