diff --git a/kded/kbuildservicetypefactory.cpp b/kded/kbuildservicetypefactory.cpp
index 27b55176d..a24710740 100644
--- a/kded/kbuildservicetypefactory.cpp
+++ b/kded/kbuildservicetypefactory.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ KBuildServiceTypeFactory::createEntry(const TQString &file, const char *resource
          || (mime == "media/builtin-trash")
          || (mime == "media/builtin-webbrowser") )
     e = new KDEDesktopMimeType( &desktopFile );
-  else if ( mime == "application/x-executable" || mime == "application/x-shellscript" )
+  else if ( mime == "application/x-executable" || mime == "application/x-pie-executable" || mime == "application/x-shellscript" )
     e = new KExecMimeType( &desktopFile );
   else if ( !mime.isEmpty() )
     e = new KMimeType( &desktopFile );
diff --git a/kio/kio/krun.cpp b/kio/kio/krun.cpp
index 58926eac8..298cc93eb 100644
--- a/kio/kio/krun.cpp
+++ b/kio/kio/krun.cpp
@@ -155,8 +155,10 @@ pid_t KRun::runURL( const KURL& u, const TQString& _mimetype, TQWidget* window,
         noAuth = true;
       }
     }
-    else if (_mimetype == "application/x-executable")
+    else if (_mimetype == "application/x-executable" || _mimetype == "application/x-pie-executable")
+    {
       noRun = true;
+    }
   }
   else if ( isExecutable(_mimetype) )
   {
@@ -1452,6 +1454,7 @@ bool KRun::isExecutable( const TQString& serviceType )
              serviceType == "media/builtin-trash" ||
              serviceType == "media/builtin-webbrowser" ||
              serviceType == "application/x-executable" ||
+             serviceType == "application/x-pie-executable" ||
              serviceType == "application/x-msdos-program" ||
              serviceType == "application/x-shellscript" );
 }
diff --git a/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt b/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt
index 283d8cdf8..2923e52f6 100644
--- a/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ install( FILES
     x-jar.desktop x-arj.desktop x-tarz.desktop
     x-gzpostscript.desktop postscript.desktop octet-stream.desktop
     x-shellscript.desktop x-desktop.desktop
-    x-executable.desktop x-executable-script.desktop x-archive.desktop x-lha.desktop
+    x-executable.desktop x-pie-executable.desktop x-executable-script.desktop
+    x-archive.desktop x-lha.desktop
     x-tbz.desktop x-tgz.desktop x-awk.desktop
     x-perl.desktop x-perl-module.desktop x-compress.desktop x-cpio.desktop
     x-rpm.desktop msword.desktop x-sharedlib.desktop
diff --git a/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am b/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am
index c4e2eeb34..8865b1a1d 100644
--- a/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am
+++ b/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ mimetypeapplicationdata_DATA = x-dvi.desktop x-gzdvi.desktop x-bz2dvi.desktop \
 	x-jar.desktop x-arj.desktop x-tarz.desktop \
 	x-gzpostscript.desktop postscript.desktop octet-stream.desktop \
 	x-shellscript.desktop x-desktop.desktop \
-	x-executable.desktop x-executable-script.desktop x-archive.desktop x-lha.desktop \
+	x-executable.desktop x-pie-executable.desktop x-executable-script.desktop \
+	x-archive.desktop x-lha.desktop \
 	x-tbz.desktop x-tgz.desktop x-awk.desktop \
 	x-perl.desktop x-perl-module.desktop x-compress.desktop x-cpio.desktop \
 	x-rpm.desktop msword.desktop x-sharedlib.desktop \
diff --git a/mimetypes/application/x-pie-executable.desktop b/mimetypes/application/x-pie-executable.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edc09d7f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mimetypes/application/x-pie-executable.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Comment=Executable File
+Icon=application-x-executable
+Type=MimeType
+MimeType=application/x-pie-executable
+X-TDE-IsAlso=application/x-executable