diff --git a/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 90ac70d..b507508 100644
--- a/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ if (KF_PACKAGE_PREFIX MATCHES ".*KF([0-9]+).*")
     set(KF_VERSION ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
     if (KF_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 6)
         list(APPEND KIO_MODULE_TARGETS)
+        set(META_PLUGIN_CATEGORY kf${KF_VERSION}/kfileitemaction)
     else ()
         list(APPEND KIO_MODULE_TARGETS "${KF_PACKAGE_PREFIX}::KIONTLM")
     endif ()
@@ -56,13 +57,19 @@ include(AppUtilities)
 
 # configure and install desktop file
 include(TemplateFinder)
-find_template_file("${META_PROJECT_NAME}.desktop" "${META_PROJECT_NAME}" DESKTOP_TEMPLATE_FILE)
-set(DESKTOP_TARGET_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_TARGET_NAME}.desktop")
-configure_file("${DESKTOP_TEMPLATE_FILE}" "${DESKTOP_TARGET_FILE}")
-install(
-    FILES "${DESKTOP_TARGET_FILE}"
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/kservices${KF_MAJOR_VERSION}"
-    COMPONENT desktop)
+if (KF_MAJOR_VERSION LESS 6)
+    find_template_file("${META_PROJECT_NAME}.desktop" "${META_PROJECT_NAME}" DESKTOP_TEMPLATE_FILE)
+    set(DESKTOP_TARGET_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_TARGET_NAME}.desktop")
+    configure_file("${DESKTOP_TEMPLATE_FILE}" "${DESKTOP_TARGET_FILE}")
+    install(
+        FILES "${DESKTOP_TARGET_FILE}"
+        DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/kservices${KF_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+        COMPONENT desktop)
+else ()
+    find_template_file("${META_PROJECT_NAME}.json" "${META_PROJECT_NAME}" JSON_TEMPLATE_FILE)
+    set(JSON_TARGET_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/metadata.json")
+    configure_file("${JSON_TEMPLATE_FILE}" "${JSON_TARGET_FILE}")
+endif ()
 
 # install appstream file
 add_appstream_file()
diff --git a/fileitemactionplugin/cmake/templates/syncthingfileitemaction.json.in b/fileitemactionplugin/cmake/templates/syncthingfileitemaction.json.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8509164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fileitemactionplugin/cmake/templates/syncthingfileitemaction.json.in
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+    "KPlugin": {
+        "Authors": [
+            {
+                "Email": "@META_APP_AUTHOR_MAIL@",
+                "Name": "@META_APP_AUTHOR@"
+            }
+        ],
+        "Icon": "syncthing.fa",
+        "Id": "@META_ID@",
+        "License": "@META_PROJECT_LICENSE@",
+        "MimeTypes": [
+            "application/octet-stream",
+            "inode/directory"
+        ],
+        "Name": "Trigger Syncthing scan",
+        "Name[de]": "\"Syncthing-Rescan\" im Servicemenü",
+        "ServiceTypes": ["KFileItemAction/Plugin"],
+        "Version": "@META_VERSION_MAJOR@.@META_VERSION_MINOR@.@META_VERSION_PATCH@"
+    },
+    "MimeType": "application/octet-stream;inode/directory",
+    "X-KDE-Submenu": "Syncthing"
+}
diff --git a/fileitemactionplugin/syncthingfileitemaction.cpp b/fileitemactionplugin/syncthingfileitemaction.cpp
index 502753e..eb75f7a 100644
--- a/fileitemactionplugin/syncthingfileitemaction.cpp
+++ b/fileitemactionplugin/syncthingfileitemaction.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Data;
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(SyncthingFileItemAction, "metadata.json");
+#else
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY(SyncthingFileItemActionFactory, registerPlugin<SyncthingFileItemAction>();)
+#endif
 
 struct SyncthingItem {
     SyncthingItem(const SyncthingDir *dir, const QString &path);