diff --git a/engineexplorer/CMakeLists.txt b/engineexplorer/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/engineexplorer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engineexplorer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@
 
 install(TARGETS plasmaengineexplorer ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
+install(PROGRAMS org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.desktop  DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
+install(FILES org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
+
 kdoctools_create_manpage (man-plasmaengineexplorer.1.docbook 1 INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_MANDIR})
diff --git a/engineexplorer/org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.appdata.xml b/engineexplorer/org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engineexplorer/org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<component type="desktop">
+  <id>org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer</id>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-2.0+</project_license>
+  <name>Plasma Engine Explorer</name>
+  <summary>Explorer for the data published by Plasma DataEngines</summary>
+  <description>
+    <p>Plasma Engine Explorer is a graphical tool allowing developers to test Plasma DataEngines without writing a Plasma applet.</p>
+  </description>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.desktop</launchable>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided&amp;product=Plasma%20SDK&amp;component=engineexplorer</url>
+  <project_group>KDE</project_group>
+  <provides>
+    <binary>plasmaengineexplorer</binary>
+  </provides>
+</component>
diff --git a/engineexplorer/org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.desktop b/engineexplorer/org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.desktop
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engineexplorer/org.kde.plasmaengineexplorer.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Terminal=false
+Name=Plasma Engine Explorer
+Comment=Explorer for the data published by Plasma DataEngines
+Exec=plasmaengineexplorer
+Icon=plasma
+Type=Application
+Categories=Qt;KDE;Development;IDE;
diff --git a/plasmoidviewer/CMakeLists.txt b/plasmoidviewer/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plasmoidviewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plasmoidviewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 install(TARGETS plasmoidviewer ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
+install(PROGRAMS org.kde.plasmoidviewer.desktop  DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
+install(FILES org.kde.plasmoidviewer.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
+
 kdoctools_create_manpage (man-plasmoidviewer.1.docbook 1 INSTALL_DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_MANDIR})
 
 #qml
diff --git a/plasmoidviewer/main.cpp b/plasmoidviewer/main.cpp
--- a/plasmoidviewer/main.cpp
+++ b/plasmoidviewer/main.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
     KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("plasmoidviewer");
 
     app.setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("plasmoidviewer"));
+    app.setApplicationDisplayName(i18n("Plasmoidviewer"));
     app.setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral("kde.org"));
     app.setApplicationVersion(PROJECT_VERSION);
+    app.setDesktopFileName(QStringLiteral("org.kde.plasmoidviewer"));
     QApplication::setWindowIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("plasma"), app.windowIcon()));
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
diff --git a/plasmoidviewer/org.kde.plasmoidviewer.appdata.xml b/plasmoidviewer/org.kde.plasmoidviewer.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plasmoidviewer/org.kde.plasmoidviewer.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<component type="desktop">
+  <id>org.kde.plasmoidviewer</id>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-2.0+</project_license>
+  <name>Plasmoidviewer</name>
+  <summary>Testing tool for Plasma applets</summary>
+  <description>
+    <p>Plasmoidviewer is a graphical tool allowing developers to test Plasma applets.</p>
+  </description>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided&amp;product=Plasma%20SDK&amp;component=plasmoidviewer</url>
+  <project_group>KDE</project_group>
+  <provides>
+    <binary>plasmoidviewer</binary>
+  </provides>
+</component>
diff --git a/plasmoidviewer/org.kde.plasmoidviewer.desktop b/plasmoidviewer/org.kde.plasmoidviewer.desktop
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plasmoidviewer/org.kde.plasmoidviewer.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Terminal=false
+Name=Plasmoidviewer
+Comment=Testing tool for Plasma applets
+Exec=plasmoidviewer
+Icon=plasma
+Type=Application
+Categories=Qt;KDE;Development;IDE;
+NoDisplay=True