diff --git a/dist/clementine.desktop b/dist/clementine.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afe23e161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/clementine.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Value=1.0
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Name=Clementine
+GenericName=Clementine Music Player
+Comment=Plays music and last.fm streams
+Exec=clementine
+TryExec=clementine
+Icon=application-x-clementine
+Terminal=false
+Categories=AudioVideo;Player;Qt;
+StartupNotify=true
+MimeType=audio/mpeg;audio/x-wav;
diff --git a/dist/clementine_64.png b/dist/clementine_64.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1554a9c58
Binary files /dev/null and b/dist/clementine_64.png differ
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index aba943739..6c80a7070 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# -------------------------------------------------
-# Project created by QtCreator 2009-12-15T18:38:35
-# -------------------------------------------------
+# Change this line to install Clementine somewhere else
+install_prefix = /usr
+
 QT += sql \
     network \
     opengl \
@@ -153,3 +153,13 @@ SOURCES += ../3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/qtlocalpeer.cpp
 SOURCES += ../3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/qtlockedfile.cpp
 unix:SOURCES += ../3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/qtlockedfile_unix.cpp
 win32:SOURCES += ../3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/qtlockedfile_win32.cpp
+
+# Installs
+target.path = $${install_prefix}/bin/
+desktop.path = dummy
+desktop.extra = xdg-icon-resource install --size 64 ../dist/clementine_64.png application-x-clementine ; \
+                xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor ../dist/clementine.desktop
+INSTALLS += target desktop
+
+
+