diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8dcf41b..62284c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ dist: clean
 install: st
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f st $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	cp -f st.desktop $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/applications/
+	cp -f st.svg $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/icons/
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1
 	sed "s/VERSION/$(VERSION)/g" < st.1 > $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
diff --git a/st.desktop b/st.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ae7162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Terminal=false
+Exec=/usr/local/bin/st
+Name=st
+Icon=/usr/share/icons/st.svg
diff --git a/st.svg b/st.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d9d612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (c) 2014-2017, Laslo Hunhold <dev@frign.de> CC BY 4.0 -->
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="48" height="40">
+<path d="m 0,32 8,0 0,-16 40,0 0,8 -8,0 0,16 -8,0 0,-16 -16,0 0,16 -16,0 z" fill="#222"/>
+</svg>