diff --git a/src/common/utility_unix.cpp b/src/common/utility_unix.cpp
index 76c3be5d21b..f9eddf08776 100644
--- a/src/common/utility_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utility_unix.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QSettings>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTextStream>
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ void Utility::setLaunchOnStartup(const QString &appName, const QString &guiName,
             return;
         }
 
-        auto autostartApplicationPath = []() {
+        auto autostartApplicationPath = []() -> QString {
             // $APPIMAGE will be set to the AppImage's path by the AppImage runtime
             // if it is set, we can assume to be run from within an AppImage
             // in that case, the desktop file should point to the AppImage rather than the
@@ -88,6 +89,21 @@ void Utility::setLaunchOnStartup(const QString &appName, const QString &guiName,
                 return Utility::appImageLocation();
             }
 
+            // we need to launch the client via its provided AppRun script (or at least source the AppRun hooks) to make sure it is displayed correctly
+            // if installed as a native package generated by linuxdeploy-plugin-native_packages, a linuxdeploy.conf file will be available that points to the
+            // location of the installed AppDir
+            QString linuxdeployConfPath = qApp->applicationDirPath() + QStringLiteral("/linuxdeploy.conf");
+
+            if (QFile(linuxdeployConfPath).exists()) {
+                QSettings linuxdeployConf(linuxdeployConfPath, QSettings::IniFormat);
+
+                const auto appdirInstallatedPath = linuxdeployConf.value(QStringLiteral("native_packages/appdir_installed_path"));
+                if (!appdirInstallatedPath.isNull()) {
+                    return appdirInstallatedPath.toString() + QStringLiteral("/AppRun");
+                }
+            }
+
+            // otherwise, we just use the application binary's own path, which should work for distribution-packaged installations and also for development
             return QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath();
         }();