diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/speeddial.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/speeddial.cpp
index e5e07d9cf..5f6a307da 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/speeddial.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/speeddial.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ QString SpeedDial::urlFromUserInput(const QString &url)
 
 void SpeedDial::setBackgroundImage(const QString &image)
 {
-    m_backgroundImage = image;
+    m_backgroundImage = QUrl(image).toEncoded();
 }
 
 void SpeedDial::setBackgroundImageSize(const QString &size)
diff --git a/src/lib/webview/webview.cpp b/src/lib/webview/webview.cpp
index 92c252037..24e0917b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/webview/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webview/webview.cpp
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ void WebView::createSelectedTextContextMenu(QMenu* menu, const QWebHitTestResult
 
     menu->addSeparator();
     selectedText.truncate(20);
+    // KDE is displaying new lines in menu actions ... weird -,-
+    selectedText.replace("\n", " ").replace("\t", "");
 
     SearchEngine engine = mApp->searchEnginesManager()->activeEngine();
     menu->addAction(engine.icon, tr("Search \"%1 ..\" with %2").arg(selectedText, engine.name), this, SLOT(searchSelectedText()));