diff --git a/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@
 
   install(TARGETS kdeinit5_wrapper ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
 endif ()
+
+configure_file(org.kde.kdeinit5.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kdeinit5.desktop @ONLY)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kdeinit5.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
diff --git a/src/kdeinit/org.kde.kdeinit5.desktop.cmake b/src/kdeinit/org.kde.kdeinit5.desktop.cmake
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kdeinit/org.kde.kdeinit5.desktop.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Exec=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin/kdeinit5
+Name=kdeinit
+NoDisplay=true
+Type=Application
+X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
+X-KDE-Wayland-Interfaces=org_kde_plasma_window_management,org_kde_kwin_keystate,org_kde_kwin_fake_input