3 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/executableslist.cpp b/src/executableslist.cpp
index 210737a0..cc942012 100644
--- a/src/executableslist.cpp
+++ b/src/executableslist.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ Executable &ExecutablesList::find(const QString &title)
 }
 
 
+Executable &ExecutablesList::findByBinary(const QFileInfo &info)
+{
+  for (std::vector<Executable>::iterator iter = m_Executables.begin(); iter != m_Executables.end(); ++iter) {
+    if (info == iter->m_BinaryInfo) {
+      return *iter;
+    }
+  }
+  throw std::runtime_error("invalid info");
+}
+
+
 std::vector<Executable>::iterator ExecutablesList::findExe(const QString &title)
 {
   for (std::vector<Executable>::iterator iter = m_Executables.begin(); iter != m_Executables.end(); ++iter) {
diff --git a/src/executableslist.h b/src/executableslist.h
index 09023a04..c09c8f72 100644
--- a/src/executableslist.h
+++ b/src/executableslist.h
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ public:
   Executable &find(const QString &tilte);
 
   /**
+   * @brief find an executable by a fileinfo structure
+   * @param info the info object to search for
+   * @return the executable
+   * @exception runtime_error will throw an exception if the name is not correct
+   */
+  Executable &findByBinary(const QFileInfo &info);
+
+  /**
    * @brief determine if an executable exists
    * @param title the title of the executable to look up
    * @return true if the executable exists, false otherwise
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 8f23c0fa..7d602d9e 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -5409,6 +5409,12 @@ HANDLE MainWindow::startApplication(const QString &executable, const QStringList
     if (cwd.length() == 0) {
       currentDirectory = binary.absolutePath();
     }
+    try {
+      const Executable &exe = m_ExecutablesList.findByBinary(binary);
+      steamAppID = exe.m_SteamAppID;
+    } catch (const std::runtime_error&)  {
+      // nop
+    }
   } else {
     // only a file name, search executables list
     try {