diff --git a/debian/patches/desktop-file.patch b/debian/patches/desktop-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e92fc11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/desktop-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/qttermtcp.desktop
+@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
++[Desktop Entry]
++Version=1.0
++Comment=QtTermTCP ax25 client
++Exec=/opt/oarc/QtTermTCP/QtTermTCP
++GenericName=QtTermTPC
++Icon=qttermtcp
++Name=QtTermTCP
++NoDisplay=false
++StartupNotify=true
++Terminal=false
++Type=Application
++Categories=Education;HamRadio
++X-AppImage-Version=1
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index e69de29..63f69db 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+desktop-file.patch
diff --git a/debian/qttermtcp.desktop b/debian/qttermtcp.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f00a0cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/qttermtcp.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Comment=QtTermTCP ax25 client
+Exec=/opt/oarc/QtTermTCP/QtTermTCP
+GenericName=QtTermTPC
+Icon=qttermtcp
+Name=QtTermTCP
+NoDisplay=false
+StartupNotify=true
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Education;HamRadio
+X-AppImage-Version=1
diff --git a/debian/qttermtcp.install b/debian/qttermtcp.install
index 9ca5e4a..bc8ec37 100644
--- a/debian/qttermtcp.install
+++ b/debian/qttermtcp.install
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 QtTermTCP /opt/oarc/QtTermTCP
+qttermtcp.desktop /usr/share/applications
+QtTermTCP.ico /usr/share/qttermtcp