diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0438df2..3b2e03d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ patches/
 *.o
 st
 *.orig
+Makefile.rej
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 02045f0..03df121 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ install: st
 	cp -f st $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f st-copyout $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f st-urlhandler $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(APPPREFIX)
+	cp -f st.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(APPPREFIX)
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-copyout
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-urlhandler
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ install: st
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(APPPREFIX)/st.desktop
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-copyout
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-urlhandler
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
diff --git a/Makefile.rej b/Makefile.rej
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74d7f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.rej
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- Makefile
++++ Makefile
+@@ -49,12 +49,9 @@ install: st
+ 	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
+ 	tic -sx st.info
+ 	@echo Please see the README file regarding the terminfo entry of st.
+-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(APPPREFIX)
+-	cp -f st.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(APPPREFIX)
+ 
+ uninstall:
+ 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
+-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(APPPREFIX)/st.desktop
+ 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
+ 
+ .PHONY: all options clean dist install uninstall
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index ef6de39..b413b9e 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ VERSION = 0.8.5
 # paths
 PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
-
+APPPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/applications
 X11INC = /usr/X11R6/include
 X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 
diff --git a/st.desktop b/st.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..814797e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Exec=st
+TryExec=st
+Icon=utilities-terminal
+Terminal=false
+Categories=System;TerminalEmulator;
+Name=st
+GenericName=Terminal
+Comment=st is a simple terminal implementation for X
+StartupWMClass=st-256color