diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/dock/DockAppButton.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/dock/DockAppButton.qml
index 1ebbffa4..132a8290 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/dock/DockAppButton.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/dock/DockAppButton.qml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DockButton {
     property bool appIsActive: appToplevel.toplevels.find(t => (t.activated == true)) !== undefined
 
     property bool isSeparator: appToplevel.appId === "SEPARATOR"
-    property var desktopEntry: DesktopEntries.byId(appToplevel.appId)
+    property var desktopEntry: DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(appToplevel.appId)
     enabled: !isSeparator
     implicitWidth: isSeparator ? 1 : implicitHeight - topInset - bottomInset
 
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/AppSearch.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/AppSearch.qml
index 44d09121..6be89640 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/AppSearch.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/AppSearch.qml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ Singleton {
         "wps": "wps-office2019-kprometheus",
         "wpsoffice": "wps-office2019-kprometheus",
         "footclient": "foot",
-        "zen": "zen-browser",
-        "brave-browser": "brave-desktop"
     })
     property var regexSubstitutions: [
         {
@@ -91,6 +89,10 @@ Singleton {
     function guessIcon(str) {
         if (!str || str.length == 0) return "image-missing";
 
+        // Quickshell's desktop entry lookup
+        const entry = DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(str);
+        if (entry) return entry.icon;
+
         // Normal substitutions
         if (substitutions[str]) return substitutions[str];
         if (substitutions[str.toLowerCase()]) return substitutions[str.toLowerCase()];