diff --git a/keditfiletype/CMakeLists.txt b/keditfiletype/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/keditfiletype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/keditfiletype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@
 ########### install files ###############
 
 install( FILES filetypes.desktop  DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR} )
+install( PROGRAMS org.kde.keditfiletype.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR} )
diff --git a/keditfiletype/org.kde.keditfiletype.desktop b/keditfiletype/org.kde.keditfiletype.desktop
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keditfiletype/org.kde.keditfiletype.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=keditfiletype
+GenericName=File Type Editor
+Exec=keditfiletype5
+Icon=preferences-desktop-filetype-association
+Type=Application
+Terminal=false
+NoDisplay=true