diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index bb871229..5405bc92 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.shortcuts" android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />
         </activity>
 
-        <activity
-            android:name="com.termux.app.TermuxFailsafeActivity"
-            android:label="@string/app_failsafe_mode" >
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </activity>
-
         <activity
             android:name="com.termux.app.TermuxHelpActivity"
             android:exported="false"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java
index 0323024a..97083c12 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxActivity.java
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ import androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager;
  */
 public final class TermuxActivity extends Activity implements ServiceConnection {
 
+    public static final String TERMUX_FAILSAFE_SESSION_ACTION = "com.termux.app.failsafe_session";
+
     private static final int CONTEXTMENU_SELECT_URL_ID = 0;
     private static final int CONTEXTMENU_SHARE_TRANSCRIPT_ID = 1;
     private static final int CONTEXTMENU_PASTE_ID = 3;
@@ -478,7 +480,7 @@ public final class TermuxActivity extends Activity implements ServiceConnection
                         Bundle bundle = getIntent().getExtras();
                         boolean launchFailsafe = false;
                         if (bundle != null) {
-                            launchFailsafe = bundle.getBoolean(TermuxFailsafeActivity.TERMUX_FAILSAFE_SESSION_ACTION, false);
+                            launchFailsafe = bundle.getBoolean(TERMUX_FAILSAFE_SESSION_ACTION, false);
                         }
                         clearTemporaryDirectory();
                         addNewSession(launchFailsafe, null);
@@ -495,7 +497,8 @@ public final class TermuxActivity extends Activity implements ServiceConnection
             if (i != null && Intent.ACTION_RUN.equals(i.getAction())) {
                 // Android 7.1 app shortcut from res/xml/shortcuts.xml.
                 clearTemporaryDirectory();
-                addNewSession(false, null);
+                boolean failSafe = i.getBooleanExtra(TERMUX_FAILSAFE_SESSION_ACTION, false);
+                addNewSession(failSafe, null);
             } else {
                 switchToSession(getStoredCurrentSessionOrLast());
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxFailsafeActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxFailsafeActivity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d588388..00000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxFailsafeActivity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package com.termux.app;
-
-import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-
-public final class TermuxFailsafeActivity extends Activity {
-
-    public static final String TERMUX_FAILSAFE_SESSION_ACTION = "com.termux.app.failsafe_session";
-
-    @Override
-    public void onCreate(Bundle bundle) {
-        super.onCreate(bundle);
-        Intent intent = new Intent(TermuxFailsafeActivity.this, TermuxActivity.class);
-        intent.putExtra(TERMUX_FAILSAFE_SESSION_ACTION, true);
-        startActivity(intent);
-        finish();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b10f816a..1fffd662 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <resources>
     <string name="application_name">Termux</string>
     <string name="shared_user_label">Termux user</string>
-    <string name="app_failsafe_mode">Termux (failsafe)</string>
     <string name="new_session">New session</string>
     <string name="new_session_failsafe">Failsafe</string>
     <string name="toggle_soft_keyboard">Keyboard</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
index 08c4bb27..ae2e42f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <shortcuts xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
            xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
     <shortcut
         android:shortcutId="new_session"
         android:enabled="true"
@@ -11,4 +12,19 @@
             android:targetPackage="com.termux"
             android:targetClass="com.termux.app.TermuxActivity"/>
     </shortcut>
+
+    <shortcut
+        android:shortcutId="new_failsafe_session"
+        android:enabled="true"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_new_session"
+        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/new_session_failsafe"
+        tools:targetApi="n_mr1">
+        <intent
+            android:action="android.intent.action.RUN"
+            android:targetPackage="com.termux"
+            android:targetClass="com.termux.app.TermuxActivity">
+            <extra android:name="com.termux.app.failsafe_session" android:value="true" />
+        </intent>
+    </shortcut>
+
 </shortcuts>