diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -155,4 +155,5 @@
 if(X11_Xkb_FOUND AND XCB_XKB_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(kaccess)
 endif()
+install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma-desktop.metainfo.xml" DESTINATION ${METAINFODIR})
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
diff --git a/org.kde.plasmashell.metainfo.xml b/org.kde.plasmashell.metainfo.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.kde.plasmashell.metainfo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<component>
+  <id>org.kde.plasmashell</id>
+  <project_license>GPL-2.0+</project_license>
+  <name>KDE Plasma Desktop</name>
+  <summary>KDE's complete desktop experience. Simple by default, powerful when needed.</summary>
+  <url type="homepage">https://www.kde.org/workspaces/plasmadesktop/</url>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided&amp;product=plasmashell</url>
+  <project_group>KDE</project_group>
+  <provides>
+    <binary>plasmashell</binary>
+  </provides>
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+       <caption>Plasma Desktop in Folder View with Clock and Notes Widgets</caption>
+       <image type="source">https://www.kde.org/workspaces/plasmadesktop/screenshots/general-desktop.png</image>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+</component>