diff --git a/assets/desktop/zen.desktop b/assets/desktop/zen.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3eed1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/desktop/zen.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Zen Browser
+Exec=zen-beta %u
+Icon=zen-beta
+Type=Application
+MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
+StartupWMClass=zen-beta
+Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
+StartupNotify=true
+Terminal=false
+X-MultipleArgs=false
+Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;
+Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profilemanager;
+
+[Desktop Action new-window]
+Name=Open a New Window
+Exec=zen-beta %u
+
+[Desktop Action new-private-window]
+Name=Open a New Private Window
+Exec=zen-beta --private-window %u
+
+[Desktop Action profilemanager]
+Name=Open the Profile Manager
+Exec=zen-beta --ProfileManager %u
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/desktop/zen_twilight.desktop b/assets/desktop/zen_twilight.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b382954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/desktop/zen_twilight.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Zen Browser (Twilight)
+Exec=zen-twilight %u
+Icon=zen-twilight
+Type=Application
+MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
+StartupWMClass=zen-twilight
+Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
+StartupNotify=true
+Terminal=false
+X-MultipleArgs=false
+Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;
+Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profilemanager;
+
+[Desktop Action new-window]
+Name=Open a New Window
+Exec=zen-twilight %u
+
+[Desktop Action new-private-window]
+Name=Open a New Private Window
+Exec=zen-twilight --private-window %u
+
+[Desktop Action profilemanager]
+Name=Open the Profile Manager
+Exec=zen-twilight --ProfileManager %u
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index 3702902..5a99fbd 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ in
     inherit (variant) version;
 
     src = builtins.fetchTarball {inherit (variant) url sha256;};
-    desktopSrc = ./.;
+    desktopSrc = ./assets/desktop;
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       wrapGAppsHook3
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ in
       # ! twilight and beta could collide if both are installed
       ln -s "$out/bin/${binaryName}" "$out/bin/zen"
 
+      install -D $desktopSrc/${desktopFile} $out/share/applications/${desktopFile}
+
       mkdir -p "$out/lib/zen-${variant.version}/distribution"
       ln -s ${policiesJson} "$out/lib/zen-${variant.version}/distribution/policies.json"