diff --git a/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 86cbf127..602695c4 100644
--- a/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,74 +1,75 @@
 include_directories(
    SensorDisplayLib/
 )
 
 
 ########### next target ###############
 
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"ksysguard\")
 
 set(libsensordisplays_SRCS
    	SensorDisplayLib/SensorDisplay.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/BarGraph.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/DancingBars.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/DancingBarsSettings.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/DummyDisplay.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/FancyPlotter.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/FancyPlotterSettings.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/ListView.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/LogFile.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/MultiMeter.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/MultiMeterSettings.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/ProcessController.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/SensorLogger.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/SensorLoggerDlg.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/SensorLoggerSettings.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/SensorModel.cpp
    	SensorDisplayLib/ListViewSettings.cpp
 #   	SensorDisplayLib/modeltest.cpp
 	)
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui( libsensordisplays_SRCS
    SensorDisplayLib/ListViewSettingsWidget.ui
    SensorDisplayLib/LogFileSettings.ui
    SensorDisplayLib/MultiMeterSettingsWidget.ui
    SensorDisplayLib/SensorLoggerDlgWidget.ui
    SensorDisplayLib/SensorLoggerSettingsWidget.ui
 )
 
 set(ksysguard_KDEINIT_SRCS ${libsensordisplays_SRCS}
    ksortfilterproxymodel.cpp
    SensorBrowser.cpp
    WorkSheet.cpp
    WorkSheetSettings.cpp
    Workspace.cpp
    HostConnector.cpp
    StyleEngine.cpp
    ksysguard.cpp )
 
 kf5_add_kdeinit_executable(ksysguard ${ksysguard_KDEINIT_SRCS})
 target_compile_definitions(kdeinit_ksysguard PRIVATE -DPROJECT_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 
 target_link_libraries(kdeinit_ksysguard
     KF5::ProcessUi
     KF5::SignalPlotter
     KF5::DBusAddons
     KF5::ItemViews
     KF5::KIOWidgets
     KF5::NewStuff
     KF5::Notifications
     KF5::SysGuard
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::WindowSystem)
 
 install(TARGETS kdeinit_ksysguard ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(TARGETS ksysguard         ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 
 ########### install files ###############
 
 install( PROGRAMS org.kde.ksysguard.desktop  DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR} )
+install( FILES org.kde.ksysguard.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR} )
 install( FILES ProcessTable.sgrd SystemLoad2.sgrd DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/ksysguard )
 install( FILES ksysguardui.rc  DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_KXMLGUI5DIR}/ksysguard )
 install( FILES ksysguard.knsrc DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_CONFDIR})
 
diff --git a/gui/org.kde.ksysguard.appdata.xml b/gui/org.kde.ksysguard.appdata.xml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fc4a2fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/org.kde.ksysguard.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <name>KSysGuard</name>
+  <summary>Monitor running processes and system performance</summary>
+  <icon type="stock">utilities-system-monitor</icon>
+  <id>org.kde.ksysguard</id>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">org.kde.ksysguard.desktop</launchable>
+  <metadata_license>FSFAP</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-2.0+</project_license>
+  <description>
+    <p>System Guard allows you to monitor information and statistics about your system.</p>
+    <p>In addition to monitoring the local system, it can connect to remote systems running the System Guard Daemon.</p>
+  </description>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=ksysguard</url>
+  <url type="help">https://userbase.kde.org/KSysGuard</url>
+  <url type="homepage">https://www.kde.org/applications/system/ksysguard</url>
+  <url type="donation">https://www.kde.org/donate.php?app=org.kde.ksysguard</url>
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <image>https://www.kde.org/images/screenshots/ksysguard.png</image>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+</component>