diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c930f5..ff0023f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,56 +1,56 @@
 project(plasma-camera)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.18.0")
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.5.0")
 
 ################# Disallow in-source build #################
 
 if("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
    message(FATAL_ERROR "This application requires an out of source build. Please create a separate build directory.")
 endif()
 
 
 # Make CPack available to easy generate binary packages
 include(CPack)
 include(FeatureSummary)
 
 ################# set KDE specific information #################
 
 find_package(ECM 0.0.8 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 
 # where to look first for cmake modules, before ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/ is checked
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR})
 
 include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(ECMGenerateHeaders)
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 include(ECMPoQmTools)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 
 set(KF5_VERSION "5.22.0")
 
 find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE COMPONENTS Core Quick Test Gui Svg QuickControls2)
 
 find_package(KF5 COMPONENTS I18n Kirigami2 ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} "5.22.0")
 
 ################# Enable C++11 features for clang and gcc #################
 
 if(UNIX)
    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -std=c++0x")
 endif()
 
 ################# now find all used packages #################
 
 set (QT_MIN_VERSION "5.6.0")
 
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 #########################################################################
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 install(PROGRAMS org.kde.mobile.camera.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
+install(FILES org.kde.mobile.camera.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
-
diff --git a/org.kde.mobile.camera.appdata.xml b/org.kde.mobile.camera.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1565a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.kde.mobile.camera.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <id>org.kde.mobile.camera</id>
+  <name>Plasma Camera</name>
+  <summary>Take photos and videos</summary>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-3+</project_license>
+  <developer_name>KDE Community</developer_name>
+  <description>
+    <p>Camera Application for Plasma Mobile.</p>
+    <p>It supports different resulions, different white balance modes and switching between different camera devices.</p>
+  </description>
+</component>