diff --git a/gui/init.cpp b/gui/init.cpp
index 1647b050db0efe76028000939a7ca8e4047116b7..9114c31c51a69294e0803c15008a824e18da7a09 100644
--- a/gui/init.cpp
+++ b/gui/init.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ int otr_main(int argc, char** argv, std::function<std::unique_ptr<QWidget>()> co
     add_win32_path();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    app.setDesktopFileName("opentrack");
+#endif
+
     QDir::setCurrent(OPENTRACK_BASE_PATH);
 
     set_qt_style();