diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp b/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp
index 441d8748f..86898d753 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ QList<QAction *> FileFilterHotSpot::actions()
     return {action};
 }
 
-void FileFilterHotSpot::setupMenu(QMenu *menu)
+QList<QAction *> FileFilterHotSpot::setupMenu(QMenu *menu)
 {
+    const QList<QAction *> currentActions = menu->actions();
+
     const KFileItem fileItem(QUrl::fromLocalFile(_filePath));
     const KFileItemList itemList({fileItem});
     const KFileItemListProperties itemProperties(itemList);
@@ -204,6 +206,14 @@ void FileFilterHotSpot::setupMenu(QMenu *menu)
     const QList<QAction *> actionList = menu->actions();
     _menuActions.insertOpenWithActionsTo(!actionList.isEmpty() ? actionList.at(0) : nullptr, menu, QStringList());
 #endif
+
+    QList<QAction *> addedActions = menu->actions();
+    // addedActions will only contain the open-with actions
+    for (auto *act : currentActions) {
+        addedActions.removeOne(act);
+    }
+
+    return addedActions;
 }
 
 // Static variables for the HotSpot
diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.h b/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.h
index 218ee9998..b527f59c5 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.h
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/FileFilterHotspot.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
         * Opens kate for editing the file.
         */
     void activate(QObject *object = nullptr) override;
-    void setupMenu(QMenu *menu) override;
+    QList<QAction *> setupMenu(QMenu *menu) override;
 
     KFileItem fileItem() const;
     void requestThumbnail(Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, const QPoint &pos);
diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp
index bb0d9e90c..e4777841c 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ QList<QAction *> HotSpot::actions()
     return {};
 }
 
-void HotSpot::setupMenu(QMenu *)
+QList<QAction *> HotSpot::setupMenu(QMenu *)
 {
-
+    return {};
 }
 
 int HotSpot::startLine() const
diff --git a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h
index 922187baa..d7ce32308 100644
--- a/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h
+++ b/src/filterHotSpots/HotSpot.h
@@ -96,9 +96,15 @@ public:
     virtual void startDrag();
 
     /**
-        * Setups a menu with actions for the hotspot.
-        */
-    virtual void setupMenu(QMenu *menu);
+     * Sets a menu up with actions for the hotspot.
+     *
+     * Returns a list of the added actions (useful for removing e.g.
+     * the open-with actions before adding new ones to prevent duplicate
+     * open-with actions being shown in @p menu).
+     *
+     * The base implementation does nothing.
+     */
+    virtual QList<QAction *> setupMenu(QMenu *menu);
 
     QPair<QRegion, QRect> region(int fontWidth, int fontHeight, int columns, QRect terminalDisplayRect) const;
 
diff --git a/src/session/SessionController.cpp b/src/session/SessionController.cpp
index b3dee7deb..ea5305dbd 100644
--- a/src/session/SessionController.cpp
+++ b/src/session/SessionController.cpp
@@ -1790,12 +1790,13 @@ void SessionController::showDisplayContextMenu(const QPoint& position)
         copy->setShortcut(Konsole::ACCEL | Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_C);
 #endif
 
+        QList<QAction *> toRemove;
         // prepend content-specific actions such as "Open Link", "Copy Email Address" etc
         QSharedPointer<HotSpot> hotSpot = view()->filterActions(position);
         if (hotSpot != nullptr) {
             popup->insertActions(popup->actions().value(0, nullptr), hotSpot->actions() << contentSeparator );
             popup->addAction(contentSeparator);
-            hotSpot->setupMenu(popup.data());
+            toRemove = hotSpot->setupMenu(popup.data());
         }
 
         // always update this submenu before showing the context menu,
@@ -1821,11 +1822,8 @@ void SessionController::showDisplayContextMenu(const QPoint& position)
         if (!popup.isNull()) {
             delete contentSeparator;
             // Remove the 'Open with' actions from it.
-            const auto actList = popup->actions();
-            for (auto *action : actList) {
-                if (action->text().toLower().remove(QLatin1Char('&')).contains(i18n("open with"))) {
-                    popup->removeAction(action);
-                }
+            for (auto *act : toRemove) {
+                popup->removeAction(act);
             }
 
             // Remove the Accelerator for the copy shortcut so we don't have two actions with same shortcut.