diff --git a/QuickShell.Core.Tests/ShortcutLaunchExecutorTests.cs b/QuickShell.Core.Tests/ShortcutLaunchExecutorTests.cs
index 664f583..4388b9a 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core.Tests/ShortcutLaunchExecutorTests.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core.Tests/ShortcutLaunchExecutorTests.cs
@@ -109,12 +109,20 @@ public void LaunchEntry_DoesNotOpenDevServerWhenOptedIn()
             ],
         };
 
-        var result = ShortcutLaunchExecutor.LaunchEntry(
-            shortcut,
-            shortcut.Launches[0],
-            "wt",
-            "default");
+        TerminalLauncher.StartProcessOverride = _ => true;
+        try
+        {
+            var result = ShortcutLaunchExecutor.LaunchEntry(
+                shortcut,
+                shortcut.Launches[0],
+                "wt",
+                "default");
 
-        Assert.True(result.Dismiss);
+            Assert.True(result.Dismiss);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            TerminalLauncher.StartProcessOverride = null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalLauncherArgsTests.cs b/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalLauncherArgsTests.cs
index 037d288..408bef6 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalLauncherArgsTests.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalLauncherArgsTests.cs
@@ -122,4 +122,27 @@ public void ToWslArguments_PrefersDistroFromWtCommandLineOverProfileName()
         Assert.Contains("-d \"Ubuntu\"", args, StringComparison.Ordinal);
         Assert.DoesNotContain("Dev Shell", args, StringComparison.Ordinal);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToWslArguments_ParsesLongDistributionFlagFromWtCommandLine()
+    {
+        var shortcut = new TerminalShortcut { Directory = @"C:\Projects\App" };
+        var target = new LaunchTarget
+        {
+            Id = "wt:dev-shell",
+            DisplayName = "Dev Shell",
+            Kind = LaunchTargetKind.WindowsTerminal,
+            ProfileOrDistro = "Dev Shell",
+            WtCommandLine = "wsl.exe --distribution Debian",
+        };
+        var location = new WslPathResolver.WslLocation
+        {
+            LinuxPath = "/mnt/c/Projects/App",
+        };
+
+        var args = TerminalLauncherArgs.ToWslArguments(shortcut, target, location);
+
+        Assert.Contains("-d \"Debian\"", args, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("Dev Shell", args, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalProfileIconResolverTests.cs b/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalProfileIconResolverTests.cs
index 2fba3a9..0e32612 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalProfileIconResolverTests.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core.Tests/TerminalProfileIconResolverTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using QuickShell.Models;
 using QuickShell.Services;
 
 namespace QuickShell.Core.Tests;
@@ -111,6 +112,48 @@ public void Resolve_ReturnsNullWhenPathDoesNotExist()
         Assert.Null(resolved);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsCmdPalGlyphIcon_AcceptsEmojiAndRejectsFilePaths()
+    {
+        Assert.True(TerminalProfileIconResolver.IsCmdPalGlyphIcon("🐧"));
+        Assert.True(TerminalProfileIconResolver.IsCmdPalGlyphIcon("\uE756"));
+        Assert.False(TerminalProfileIconResolver.IsCmdPalGlyphIcon(@"C:\Apps\wt\ProfileIcons\debian.png"));
+        Assert.False(TerminalProfileIconResolver.IsCmdPalGlyphIcon("ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/foo.png"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsWslProfile_DetectsWslCommandLine()
+    {
+        var profile = CreateProfile("Debian", "wsl.exe -d Debian");
+        Assert.True(TerminalLaunchGlyphs.IsWslProfile(profile));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetForLaunch_WslProfile_UsesLinuxPenguinWhenOnlyPngIconExists()
+    {
+        var launch = new WorkspaceEntry
+        {
+            Id = "1",
+            Label = "Main",
+            Terminal = "wt",
+            WtProfile = "Debian",
+        };
+
+        var glyph = TerminalLaunchGlyphs.GetForLaunch(launch);
+        Assert.Equal(ShortcutGlyphs.Linux, glyph);
+    }
+
+    private static WtProfileInfo CreateProfile(string name, string commandline) => new()
+    {
+        Name = name,
+        Commandline = commandline,
+        SettingsPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "settings.json"),
+        Source = TerminalSettingsSource.WindowsTerminal,
+        HostExecutable = "wt.exe",
+        IdPrefix = "wt",
+        SourceLabel = "Windows Terminal",
+    };
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         try
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core/Services/CompanionAppCatalog.cs b/QuickShell.Core/Services/CompanionAppCatalog.cs
index 50ede86..c9f2bf6 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core/Services/CompanionAppCatalog.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core/Services/CompanionAppCatalog.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ public static string GetDisplayName(string? executablePath)
         return Definitions.First(definition => definition.Id == preset).Title;
     }
 
+    public static string GetContextMenuIcon(string? executablePath)
+    {
+        _ = InferPresetFromPath(executablePath);
+        return ShortcutGlyphs.OpenCompanionApp;
+    }
+
     public static bool TryApplyPreset(string presetId, out string? executablePath, out string arguments)
     {
         executablePath = null;
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core/Services/ShortcutGlyphs.cs b/QuickShell.Core/Services/ShortcutGlyphs.cs
index cc8ac44..ece6fcc 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core/Services/ShortcutGlyphs.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core/Services/ShortcutGlyphs.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,18 @@ internal static class ShortcutGlyphs
 
     public const string Add = "\uE710";
 
+    public const string Remove = "\uE738";
+
     public const string Saved = "\uE73E";
 
     public const string Workspace = "\uE8A7";
+
+    public const string Duplicate = "\uE8C8";
+
+    public const string CopyPath = "\uF413";
+
+    public const string OpenRepository = "\uE8A7";
+
+    /// <summary>Segoe MDL2 OpenWith — generic "launch/open application".</summary>
+    public const string OpenCompanionApp = "\uE7AC";
 }
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLaunchGlyphs.cs b/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLaunchGlyphs.cs
index f94511e..58f48f0 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLaunchGlyphs.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLaunchGlyphs.cs
@@ -13,38 +13,75 @@ public static string GetForShortcut(TerminalShortcut shortcut)
 
     public static string GetForLaunch(WorkspaceEntry launch)
     {
-        if (TryGetProfileIcon(launch, out var profileIcon))
+        var profile = TerminalProfileResolver.ResolveForLaunch(launch);
+
+        if (TryGetProfileIcon(profile, out var profileIcon))
         {
             return profileIcon;
         }
 
-        return GetFallbackGlyph(launch);
+        return GetFallbackGlyph(launch, profile);
     }
 
-    private static bool TryGetProfileIcon(WorkspaceEntry launch, out string icon)
+    private static bool TryGetProfileIcon(WtProfileInfo? profile, out string icon)
     {
         icon = string.Empty;
 
-        var profile = TerminalProfileResolver.ResolveForLaunch(launch);
         if (profile is null)
         {
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (IsWslProfile(profile))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         var resolved = TerminalProfileIconResolver.ResolveEffectiveIcon(profile);
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(resolved))
+        if (!TerminalProfileIconResolver.IsCmdPalGlyphIcon(resolved))
         {
             return false;
         }
 
-        icon = resolved;
+        icon = resolved!;
         return true;
     }
 
-    private static string GetFallbackGlyph(WorkspaceEntry launch)
+    internal static bool IsWslProfile(WtProfileInfo profile)
     {
+        if (profile.Commandline?.Contains("wsl.exe", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (profile.ProfileSource?.Contains("WSL", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true
+            || profile.ProfileSource?.Contains("Windows.Subsystem.Linux", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return IsLinuxDistroName(profile.Name);
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsWslProfile(string? terminal, string? profileName)
+    {
+        if (terminal?.Equals("wsl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return IsLinuxDistroName(profileName);
+    }
+
+    private static string GetFallbackGlyph(WorkspaceEntry launch, WtProfileInfo? profile)
+    {
+        if (profile is not null && IsWslProfile(profile))
+        {
+            return ShortcutGlyphs.Linux;
+        }
+
         var terminal = (launch.Terminal ?? "default").Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
-        if (IsLinuxTarget(terminal, launch.WtProfile))
+        if (IsWslProfile(terminal, launch.WtProfile))
         {
             return ShortcutGlyphs.Linux;
         }
@@ -60,22 +97,24 @@ private static string GetFallbackGlyph(WorkspaceEntry launch)
         };
     }
 
-    private static bool IsLinuxTarget(string terminal, string? profile)
+    private static bool IsLinuxDistroName(string? value)
     {
-        if (terminal.Equals("wsl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(profile))
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
         {
             return false;
         }
 
-        return profile.Contains("ubuntu", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            || profile.Contains("debian", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            || profile.Contains("fedora", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            || profile.Contains("linux", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            || profile.Contains("wsl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        return value.Contains("ubuntu", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("debian", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("fedora", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("linux", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("wsl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("alpine", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("arch", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("kali", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("opensuse", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("suse", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("mint", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || value.Contains("gentoo", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 }
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLauncher.cs b/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLauncher.cs
index 5d97047..6d44604 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLauncher.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalLauncher.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace QuickShell.Services;
 
 internal static class TerminalLauncher
 {
+    internal static Func<ProcessStartInfo, bool>? StartProcessOverride { get; set; }
+
     public static void Open(
         TerminalShortcut shortcut,
         string terminalApplicationId,
@@ -58,7 +60,14 @@ public static void Open(
             startInfo.Verb = "runas";
         }
 
-        if (Process.Start(startInfo) is null)
+        if (StartProcessOverride is { } startOverride)
+        {
+            if (!startOverride(startInfo))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to start {startInfo.FileName}.");
+            }
+        }
+        else if (Process.Start(startInfo) is null)
         {
             throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to start {startInfo.FileName}.");
         }
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalProfileIconResolver.cs b/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalProfileIconResolver.cs
index 69953d5..2abf720 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalProfileIconResolver.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core/Services/TerminalProfileIconResolver.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@ internal static class TerminalProfileIconResolver
         return File.Exists(relativePath) ? relativePath : null;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Command Palette icons render Segoe glyphs and emoji, not PNG paths or packaged URIs
+    /// resolved from Windows Terminal profile settings.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool IsCmdPalGlyphIcon(string? value)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (value.StartsWith("ms-", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || Path.IsPathRooted(value)
+            || value.Contains('\\', StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            || value.Contains('/', StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return LooksLikeEmojiOrInlineGlyph(value);
+    }
+
     private static IEnumerable<string> GetIconCandidates(WtProfileInfo profile)
     {
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(profile.Icon))
diff --git a/QuickShell.Core/Services/WslPathResolver.cs b/QuickShell.Core/Services/WslPathResolver.cs
index e2cb19e..616d150 100644
--- a/QuickShell.Core/Services/WslPathResolver.cs
+++ b/QuickShell.Core/Services/WslPathResolver.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,13 @@ private static bool TryParseUncRemainder(string remainder, string fullUnc, out W
             return null;
         }
 
-        const string marker = "-d ";
+        return ExtractFlagValue(commandLine, "-d ")
+            ?? ExtractFlagValue(commandLine, "--distribution ")
+            ?? ExtractFlagValue(commandLine, "--distribution=");
+    }
+
+    private static string? ExtractFlagValue(string commandLine, string marker)
+    {
         var index = commandLine.IndexOf(marker, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         if (index < 0)
         {
@@ -144,8 +150,20 @@ private static bool TryParseUncRemainder(string remainder, string fullUnc, out W
             return null;
         }
 
+        if (remainder.StartsWith('"'))
+        {
+            var endQuote = remainder.IndexOf('"', 1);
+            return endQuote > 0 ? remainder[1..endQuote] : remainder.Trim('"');
+        }
+
+        if (remainder.StartsWith('\''))
+        {
+            var endQuote = remainder.IndexOf('\'', 1);
+            return endQuote > 0 ? remainder[1..endQuote] : remainder.Trim('\'');
+        }
+
         var end = remainder.IndexOf(' ');
-        return (end < 0 ? remainder : remainder[..end]).Trim('"');
+        return (end < 0 ? remainder : remainder[..end]).Trim();
     }
 
     private static string EscapeShell(string value) => value.Replace("\"", "\\\"");
diff --git a/QuickShell/Commands/WorkspaceUtilityCommands.cs b/QuickShell/Commands/WorkspaceUtilityCommands.cs
index 5581027..6a9029a 100644
--- a/QuickShell/Commands/WorkspaceUtilityCommands.cs
+++ b/QuickShell/Commands/WorkspaceUtilityCommands.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public CopyShortcutPathCommand(string shortcutId)
     {
         _shortcutId = shortcutId;
         Name = "Copy path";
-        Icon = new IconInfo("\uE8C8");
+        Icon = new IconInfo(ShortcutGlyphs.CopyPath);
     }
 
     public override CommandResult Invoke()
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ public OpenWorkspaceLinkCommand(string shortcutId, WorkspaceLinkKind kind)
             WorkspaceLinkKind.Repo => "Open repository",
             _ => "Open link",
         };
-        Icon = new IconInfo(kind == WorkspaceLinkKind.Repo ? "\uE737" : "\uE774");
+        Icon = new IconInfo(
+            kind == WorkspaceLinkKind.Repo ? ShortcutGlyphs.OpenRepository : "\uE774");
     }
 
     public override CommandResult Invoke()
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ public OpenCompanionAppCommand(TerminalShortcut shortcut)
     {
         _shortcutId = shortcut.Id;
         Name = $"Open {CompanionAppCatalog.GetDisplayName(shortcut.CompanionAppPath)}";
-        Icon = new IconInfo("\uE70F");
+        Icon = new IconInfo(CompanionAppCatalog.GetContextMenuIcon(shortcut.CompanionAppPath));
     }
 
     public override CommandResult Invoke()
diff --git a/QuickShell/Services/ShortcutContextCommands.cs b/QuickShell/Services/ShortcutContextCommands.cs
index 843ec3d..1928202 100644
--- a/QuickShell/Services/ShortcutContextCommands.cs
+++ b/QuickShell/Services/ShortcutContextCommands.cs
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ private static void AddFolderAndLinkCommands(List<CommandContextItem> items, Ter
         items.Add(new CommandContextItem(new CopyShortcutPathCommand(shortcut.Id))
         {
             Title = "Copy path",
-            Icon = new IconInfo("\uE8C8"),
+            Icon = new IconInfo(ShortcutGlyphs.CopyPath),
 #if CMDPAL_HOVER_ACTIONS
             ShowInHoverActions = true,
             HoverOrder = HoverOrderCopyPath,
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ private static void AddFolderAndLinkCommands(List<CommandContextItem> items, Ter
             items.Add(new CommandContextItem(new OpenWorkspaceLinkCommand(shortcut.Id, WorkspaceLinkKind.Repo))
             {
                 Title = "Open repository",
-                Icon = new IconInfo("\uE737"),
+                Icon = new IconInfo(ShortcutGlyphs.OpenRepository),
 #if CMDPAL_HOVER_ACTIONS
                 ShowInHoverActions = true,
                 HoverOrder = HoverOrderRepo,
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ private static void AddFolderAndLinkCommands(List<CommandContextItem> items, Ter
             items.Add(new CommandContextItem(new OpenCompanionAppCommand(shortcut))
             {
                 Title = $"Open {CompanionAppCatalog.GetDisplayName(shortcut.CompanionAppPath)}",
-                Icon = new IconInfo("\uE70F"),
+                Icon = new IconInfo(CompanionAppCatalog.GetContextMenuIcon(shortcut.CompanionAppPath)),
 #if CMDPAL_HOVER_ACTIONS
                 ShowInHoverActions = true,
                 HoverOrder = HoverOrderCompanionApp,