diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@
 fltk/Makefile
 doc/Makefile
 Makefile
+qt/org.gnupg.pinentry-qt.desktop
 ])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/qt/Makefile.am b/qt/Makefile.am
--- a/qt/Makefile.am
+++ b/qt/Makefile.am
@@ -77,3 +77,6 @@
 
 pinentryrc.cpp: pinentryrc.qrc
 	$(RCC5) `test -f '$<' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`$< -o $@
+
+desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
+desktop_DATA = org.gnupg.pinentry-qt.desktop
diff --git a/qt/main.cpp b/qt/main.cpp
--- a/qt/main.cpp
+++ b/qt/main.cpp
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@
         Q_ASSERT (new_argc);
         app = new QApplication(new_argc, new_argv);
         app->setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/icons/document-encrypt.png")));
+        app->setDesktopFileName(QStringLiteral("org.gnupg.pinentry-qt"));
         (void) new KeyboardFocusIndication{app};
     }
 
diff --git a/qt/org.gnupg.pinentry-qt.desktop.in b/qt/org.gnupg.pinentry-qt.desktop.in
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/org.gnupg.pinentry-qt.desktop.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Pinentry
+Type=Application
+Categories=Qt;Utility;
+Exec=@prefix@/bin/pinentry-qt
+NoDisplay=true
+Icon=document-encrypt
+GenericName=Utility for entering GnuPG secrets