diff --git a/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml b/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml
index ef9456f4..d26f3c82 100644
--- a/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml
+++ b/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ Item {
     var id = String(desktopId || "")
     if (!id) return
     root.beginLaunchFeedback(name)
-    Util.execDetached("gtk-launch " + Util.shellQuote(id))
+    // Pass the file name with its extension: gtk-launch only appends ".desktop"
+    // when the argument doesn't already end with it, so ids that themselves end
+    // in ".desktop" (e.g. org.telegram.desktop) would otherwise never resolve.
+    Util.execDetached("gtk-launch " + Util.shellQuote(id + ".desktop"))
   }
 
   function remove(desktopId, name) {
diff --git a/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh b/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
index 99e7678c..c8352afc 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ assert(
   'app library runs desktop entry launch through the shell'
 )
 
+assert(
+  appLibraryQml.includes('Util.shellQuote(id + ".desktop")'),
+  'app library launches by full file name so ids ending in .desktop (org.telegram.desktop) resolve'
+)
+
 assert(
   /function iconIndexScanCommand\(\)[\s\S]*-path "\*\/apps\/\*" -o -path "\*\/devices\/\*"/.test(appLibraryQml),
   'app library fallback icon index includes device icons'