diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ee31cef..acdc381 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ yambar = executable(
   install: true,
   install_rpath: '$ORIGIN/../' + get_option('libdir') + '/yambar')
 
+install_data('yambar.desktop', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications'))
+
 subdir('test')
 
 install_headers(
diff --git a/yambar.desktop b/yambar.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..509bc12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yambar.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Exec=yambar
+Icon=panel
+Terminal=false
+Categories=System;Monitor;Core
+
+Name=Yambar
+GenericName=Panel
+Comment=Configurable statusbar to show time, battery capacity and much more