diff --git a/include/util/dutil.h b/include/util/dutil.h
index 4353b854..7340dff4 100644
--- a/include/util/dutil.h
+++ b/include/util/dutil.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 - 2023 UnionTech Software Technology Co., Ltd.
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 - 2026 UnionTech Software Technology Co., Ltd.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
 
@@ -54,78 +54,13 @@ void SecureErase(T &obj)
     }
 }
 
-inline QString escapeToObjectPath(const QString &str)
-{
-    if (str.isEmpty()) {
-        return "_";
-    }
+QString escapeToObjectPath(const QByteArray &str) noexcept;
 
-    auto ret = str;
-    QRegularExpression re{R"([^a-zA-Z0-9])"};
-    auto matcher = re.globalMatch(ret);
-    while (matcher.hasNext()) {
-        auto replaceList = matcher.next().capturedTexts();
-        replaceList.removeDuplicates();
-        for (const auto &c : replaceList) {
-            auto hexStr = QString::number(static_cast<uint>(c.front().toLatin1()), 16);
-            ret.replace(c, QString{R"(_%1)"}.arg(hexStr));
-        }
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
+QString escapeToObjectPath(const QString &str) noexcept;
 
-inline QString unescapeFromObjectPath(const QString &str)
-{
-    auto ret = str;
-    for (int i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i) {
-        if (str[i] == '_' && i + 2 < str.size()) {
-            auto hexStr = str.mid(i + 1, 2);
-            ret.replace(QString{"_%1"}.arg(hexStr), QChar::fromLatin1(hexStr.toUInt(nullptr, 16)));
-            i += 2;
-        }
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
+QString unescapeFromObjectPath(const QString &str) noexcept;
 
-inline QString getAppIdFromAbsolutePath(const QString &path)
-{
-    static QString desktopSuffix{u8".desktop"};
-    const auto &appDirs = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation);
-    if (!path.endsWith(desktopSuffix) ||
-        !std::any_of(appDirs.cbegin(), appDirs.constEnd(), [&path](const QString &dir) { return path.startsWith(dir); })) {
-        return {};
-    }
+QString getAppIdFromAbsolutePath(const QString &path) noexcept;
 
-    auto tmp = path.chopped(desktopSuffix.size());
-    auto components = tmp.split(QDir::separator(), Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
-    auto location = std::find(components.cbegin(), components.cend(), "applications");
-    if (location == components.cend()) {
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    auto appId = QStringList{location + 1, components.cend()}.join('-');
-    return appId;
-}
-
-inline QStringList getAbsolutePathFromAppId(const QString &appId)
-{
-    auto components = appId.split('-', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
-    auto appDirs = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation);
-
-    QStringList ret;
-    for (const auto &dirPath : appDirs) {
-        auto currentDir = dirPath;
-        for (auto it = components.cbegin(); it != components.cend(); ++it) {
-            auto currentName = QStringList{it, components.cend()}.join('-') + QString{".desktop"};
-            QDir dir{currentDir};
-            if (dir.exists(currentName)) {
-                ret.append(dir.filePath(currentName));
-            }
-
-            currentDir.append(QDir::separator() + *it);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
+QStringList getAbsolutePathFromAppId(const QString &appId) noexcept;
 }
diff --git a/src/util/dutil.cpp b/src/util/dutil.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09a5769d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/dutil.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 UnionTech Software Technology Co., Ltd.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#include "dutil.h"
+
+namespace DUtil {
+
+QString escapeToObjectPath(const QByteArray &str) noexcept
+{
+    if (str.isEmpty()) {
+        return QStringLiteral("_");
+    }
+
+    QString ret;
+    ret.reserve(str.size() * 3);
+
+    for (qsizetype i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i) {
+        auto byte = static_cast<unsigned char>(str.at(i));
+        if (std::isalnum(byte) != 0 || byte == '/') {
+            ret.append(QChar::fromLatin1(byte));
+        } else {
+            // TODO: a valid dbus object path component only allows "[A-Z][a-z][0-9]_"
+            // for compatibility with existing applications, we escape all unicode to avoid breakage
+            // but we should consider to drop this compatibility hack in the future.
+            ret.append(u'_');
+            ret.append(QString::number(byte, 16).rightJustified(2, u'0').toLower());
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret.shrink_to_fit();
+    return ret;
+}
+
+QString escapeToObjectPath(const QString &str) noexcept
+{
+    return escapeToObjectPath(str.toUtf8());
+}
+
+QString unescapeFromObjectPath(const QString &str) noexcept
+{
+    QByteArray ret;
+    ret.reserve(str.length());
+
+    for (qsizetype i = 0; i < str.length();) {
+        if (i <= str.length() - 3 && str.at(i) == u'_') {
+            bool ok{false};
+            auto byte = static_cast<unsigned char>(str.mid(i + 1, 2).toUShort(&ok, 16));
+            if (ok) {
+                ret.append(static_cast<char>(byte));
+                i += 3;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ret.append(str.at(i).toLatin1());
+        ++i;
+    }
+
+    return QString::fromUtf8(ret);
+}
+
+QString getAppIdFromAbsolutePath(const QString &path) noexcept
+{
+    static QString desktopSuffix{u8".desktop"};
+    const auto &appDirs = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation);
+    if (!path.endsWith(desktopSuffix) ||
+        !std::any_of(appDirs.cbegin(), appDirs.constEnd(), [&path](const QString &dir) { return path.startsWith(dir); })) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    auto tmp = path.chopped(desktopSuffix.size());
+    auto components = tmp.split(QDir::separator(), Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+    auto location = std::find(components.cbegin(), components.cend(), "applications");
+    if (location == components.cend()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    auto appId = QStringList{location + 1, components.cend()}.join('-');
+    return appId;
+}
+
+QStringList getAbsolutePathFromAppId(const QString &appId) noexcept
+{
+    auto components = appId.split('-', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+    auto appDirs = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation);
+
+    QStringList ret;
+    for (const auto &dirPath : appDirs) {
+        auto currentDir = dirPath;
+        for (auto it = components.cbegin(); it != components.cend(); ++it) {
+            auto currentName = QStringList{it, components.cend()}.join('-') + QString{".desktop"};
+            QDir dir{currentDir};
+            if (dir.exists(currentName)) {
+                ret.append(dir.filePath(currentName));
+            }
+
+            currentDir.append(QDir::separator() + *it);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/util/util.cmake b/src/util/util.cmake
index cda8f50b..ce351977 100644
--- a/src/util/util.cmake
+++ b/src/util/util.cmake
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if(LINUX)
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ddbusextendedabstractinterface.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ddbusextendedpendingcallwatcher.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/dtextencoding.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/dutil.cpp
   )
 else()
   set(UTILS_SOURCES
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ else()
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ddbusextendedabstractinterface.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ddbusextendedpendingcallwatcher.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/dtextencoding.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/dutil.cpp
   )
 endif()
 file(GLOB UTILS_HEADERS