diff --git a/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt
index 649c92594e..b3cfcee37a 100644
--- a/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,38 +1,39 @@
 SET(PREFIX_ext_gmic "${EXTPREFIX}" )
 
 # Download the gmic sources
 ExternalProject_Add( ext_gmic_base
     DOWNLOAD_DIR ${EXTERNALS_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
     URL https://gmic.eu/files/source/gmic_2.1.8.tar.gz
     URL_HASH SHA1=9c5bc202c6e792620bdedd6f13d78cea21ef0552
 
     SOURCE_DIR gmic
 
     CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
     BUILD_COMMAND ""
     INSTALL_COMMAND ""
 
     BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
 )
 
 # Download and build gmic-qt
 # FIXME: Forcing CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to Release
 ExternalProject_Add( ext_gmic_qt
     DOWNLOAD_DIR ${EXTERNALS_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
     URL https://files.kde.org/krita/build/dependencies/gmic-qt-3868d25.tar.gz
     DOWNLOAD_NAME gmic-qt-3868d25.tar.gz
     URL_HASH SHA1=98ae2db9c45ee1c830011b4ed2574eb0839c7abe
+    PATCH_COMMAND ${PATCH_COMMAND} -p1 -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/desktop_icon.diff
 
     SOURCE_DIR gmic-qt
     INSTALL_DIR ${PREFIX_ext_gmic}
 
     CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX_ext_gmic} -DGMIC_QT_HOST=krita -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ${GLOBAL_PROFILE}
 
     UPDATE_COMMAND ""
     INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy <BINARY_DIR>/gmic_krita_qt${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX} <INSTALL_DIR>/bin/gmic_krita_qt${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}
 
     DEPENDS ext_gmic_base
 )
 
 add_custom_target(ext_gmic)
 add_dependencies(ext_gmic ext_gmic_qt)
diff --git a/3rdparty/ext_gmic/desktop_icon.diff b/3rdparty/ext_gmic/desktop_icon.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e778f6f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/ext_gmic/desktop_icon.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+commit 65f72e760c0e900a24073f72aadc9027a852007f
+Author: Boudewijn Rempt <boud@valdyas.org>
+Date:   Wed Feb 7 11:41:40 2018 +0100
+
+    Add desktop file and icon
+
+diff --git a/gmic_krita_qt.desktop b/gmic_krita_qt.desktop
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..579d427
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/gmic_krita_qt.desktop
+@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
++[Desktop Entry]
++Name=gmic_krita_qt
++Exec=gmic_krita_qt
++GenericName=G'Mic plugin for Krita
++Comment=G'Mic plugin for Krita
++Type=Application
++Icon=gmic_krita_qt
++Categories=Qt;KDE;Graphics;
++StartupNotify=false
+diff --git a/gmic_krita_qt.png b/gmic_krita_qt.png
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..cda8d5c
+Binary files /dev/null and b/gmic_krita_qt.png differ