diff --git a/common/settings/proxy_linux.go b/common/settings/proxy_linux.go
index 193b94e0..d1bb9eca 100644
--- a/common/settings/proxy_linux.go
+++ b/common/settings/proxy_linux.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	hasGSettings bool
+	isKDE5       bool
 	sudoUser     string
 )
 
 func init() {
+	isKDE5 = common.Error(exec.LookPath("kwriteconfig5")) == nil
 	hasGSettings = common.Error(exec.LookPath("gsettings")) == nil
 	if os.Getuid() == 0 {
 		sudoUser = os.Getenv("SUDO_USER")
@@ -37,32 +39,61 @@ func runAsUser(name string, args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func SetSystemProxy(router adapter.Router, port uint16, isMixed bool) (func() error, error) {
-	if !hasGSettings {
-		return nil, E.New("unsupported desktop environment")
+	if hasGSettings {
+		err := runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy.http", "enabled", "true")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if isMixed {
+			err = setGnomeProxy(port, "ftp", "http", "https", "socks")
+		} else {
+			err = setGnomeProxy(port, "http", "https")
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		err = runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy", "use-same-proxy", F.ToString(isMixed))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		err = runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy", "mode", "manual")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return func() error {
+			return runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy", "mode", "none")
+		}, nil
 	}
-	err := runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy.http", "enabled", "true")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if isKDE5 {
+		err := runAsUser("kwriteconfig5", "--file", "kioslaverc", "--group", "'Proxy Settings'", "--key", "ProxyType", "1")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if isMixed {
+			err = setKDEProxy(port, "ftp", "http", "https", "socks")
+		} else {
+			err = setKDEProxy(port, "http", "https")
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		err = runAsUser("kwriteconfig5", "--file", "kioslaverc", "--group", "'Proxy Settings'", "--key", "Authmode", "0")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		err = runAsUser("dbus-send", "--type=signal", "/KIO/Scheduler", "org.kde.KIO.Scheduler.reparseSlaveConfiguration", "string:''")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return func() error {
+			err = runAsUser("kwriteconfig5", "--file", "kioslaverc", "--group", "'Proxy Settings'", "--key", "ProxyType", "0")
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return runAsUser("dbus-send", "--type=signal", "/KIO/Scheduler", "org.kde.KIO.Scheduler.reparseSlaveConfiguration", "string:''")
+		}, nil
 	}
-	if isMixed {
-		err = setGnomeProxy(port, "ftp", "http", "https", "socks")
-	} else {
-		err = setGnomeProxy(port, "http", "https")
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	err = runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy", "use-same-proxy", F.ToString(isMixed))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	err = runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy", "mode", "manual")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return func() error {
-		return runAsUser("gsettings", "set", "org.gnome.system.proxy", "mode", "none")
-	}, nil
+	return nil, E.New("unsupported desktop environment")
 }
 
 func setGnomeProxy(port uint16, proxyTypes ...string) error {
@@ -78,3 +109,27 @@ func setGnomeProxy(port uint16, proxyTypes ...string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func setKDEProxy(port uint16, proxyTypes ...string) error {
+	for _, proxyType := range proxyTypes {
+		var proxyUrl string
+		if proxyType == "socks" {
+			proxyUrl = "socks://127.0.0.1:" + F.ToString(port)
+		} else {
+			proxyUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:" + F.ToString(port)
+		}
+		err := runAsUser(
+			"kwriteconfig5",
+			"--file",
+			"kioslaverc",
+			"--group",
+			"'Proxy Settings'",
+			"--key", proxyType+"Proxy",
+			proxyUrl,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}