diff --git a/quickshell/Common/Paths.qml b/quickshell/Common/Paths.qml
index ffc23224..e0c1f417 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/Paths.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/Paths.qml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ Singleton {
 
         const moddedId = moddedAppId(appId);
         if (moddedId !== appId) {
+            if (moddedId.startsWith("~") || moddedId.startsWith("/"))
+                return toFileUrl(expandTilde(moddedId));
+            if (moddedId.startsWith("file://"))
+                return moddedId;
             return Quickshell.iconPath(moddedId, true);
         }