diff --git a/src/heroicimporter.cpp b/src/heroicimporter.cpp
index e9df6c7..94212ff 100644
--- a/src/heroicimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/heroicimporter.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ QString HeroicImporter::findLegendaryConfigPath() const
 
 QString HeroicImporter::launchCommandForApp(const QString &appName) const
 {
+    const QString safe = QString(appName).replace(QLatin1Char('"'), QLatin1String("\\\""));
     if (!findExecutable(QStringLiteral("heroic")).isEmpty()) {
-        return QStringLiteral("heroic --launch %1").arg(appName);
+        return QStringLiteral("heroic --launch \"%1\"").arg(safe);
     }
     if (!findExecutable(QStringLiteral("flatpak")).isEmpty()) {
-        return QStringLiteral("flatpak run com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl --launch %1").arg(appName);
+        return QStringLiteral("flatpak run com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl --launch \"%1\"").arg(safe);
     }
-    return QStringLiteral("heroic --launch %1").arg(appName);
+    return QStringLiteral("heroic --launch \"%1\"").arg(safe);
 }
 
 QUrl HeroicImporter::extractCoverUrl(const QJsonObject &gameObj) const