diff --git a/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp b/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp
index ef7c80dc666dd4e0076dd82849f2e337a2c91347..ec6a92ac63bdaf54f49ded71e3b3d23d0347ad0c 100644
--- a/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcms/desktoptheme/kcm.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void KCMDesktopTheme::installThemeFromFile(const QUrl &file)
             this, [this, myProcess](int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus) {
                 Q_UNUSED(exitStatus);
                 if (exitCode == 0) {
+                    emit showSuccessMessage(i18n("Theme installed successfully."));
                     load();
                 } else {
                     Q_EMIT showErrorMessage(i18n("Theme installation failed."));