diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.cpp b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.cpp
index 00335d5b..9db77ef0 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.cpp
@@ -399,6 +399,12 @@ void ApplicationListModel::runApplication(const QString &storageId)
     KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob *job = new KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob(service);
     job->setUiDelegate(new KNotificationJobUiDelegate(KJobUiDelegate::AutoHandlingEnabled));
     job->start();
+    connect(job, &KJob::finished, this, [this, job] {
+        if (job->error()) {
+            qWarning() << "error launching" << job->error() << job->errorString();
+            Q_EMIT launchError(job->errorString());
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 int ApplicationListModel::maxFavoriteCount() const
diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.h b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.h
index 326ed6d0..94f66da5 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.h
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/applicationlistmodel.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void favoriteCountChanged();
     void maxFavoriteCountChanged();
     void appletChanged();
+    void launchError(const QString &msg);
 
 protected:
     void initWayland();
diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/AppDrawer.qml b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/AppDrawer.qml
index a45b0815..e96f7a98 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/AppDrawer.qml
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/AppDrawer.qml
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ Item {
 
        // boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
 
+        Connections {
+            target: HomeScreenComponents.ApplicationListModel
+            onLaunchError: NanoShell.StartupFeedback.close()
+        }
+
         model: HomeScreenComponents.ApplicationListModel
 
         header: Rectangle {