diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml b/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml
index e1acbd742..f7dfb4bd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_releases.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
               os: "ubuntu-20.04",
               target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
               cross: false,
+              generate-other-artifacts: true,
             }
           - {
               os: "ubuntu-20.04",
@@ -182,21 +183,27 @@ jobs:
           mkdir release
           mv ${{ env.ASSET }} release/
 
-      - name: Compress completion files (Linux x86-64 GNU)
-        if: matrix.info.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' && matrix.info.container == ''
+      - name: Compress completion files
+        if: matrix.info.generate-other-artifacts == true
         shell: bash
         run: |
           tar -C ./completion -czvf completion.tar.gz .
           mv completion.tar.gz release/
 
-      - name: Compress manpage files (Linux x86-64 GNU)
-        if: matrix.info.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' && matrix.info.container == ''
+      - name: Compress manpage files
+        if: matrix.info.generate-other-artifacts == true
         shell: bash
         run: |
           gzip ./manpage/btm.1
           tar -C ./manpage -czvf manpage.tar.gz .
           mv manpage.tar.gz release/
 
+      - name: Copy over .desktop file
+        if: matrix.info.generate-other-artifacts == true
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cp ./desktop/bottom.desktop release/
+
       - name: Save release as artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce # v3.1.2
         with:
@@ -290,7 +297,12 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         info:
           - { target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu", cross: false, dpkg: amd64 }
-          - { target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl", cross: false, dpkg: amd64, rust: "1.71.0" }
+          - {
+              target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
+              cross: false,
+              dpkg: amd64,
+              rust: "1.71.0",
+            }
           - {
               target: "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
               cross: true,
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3f9377cf1..280bafcbb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ exclude = [
     ".cargo-husky/",
     ".github/",
     "assets/",
+    "desktop/",
     "docs/",
     "sample_configs/",
     "scripts/",
     ".all-contributorsrc",
     ".cirrus.yml",
+    ".gitignore",
     ".markdownlint.json",
     "CHANGELOG.md",
     "clippy.toml",
@@ -174,6 +176,11 @@ assets = [
         "usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/",
         "644",
     ],
+    [
+        "desktop/bottom.desktop",
+        "usr/share/applications/bottom.desktop",
+        "644",
+    ],
 ]
 extended-description = """
 
@@ -199,4 +206,5 @@ assets = [
     { source = "completion/btm.bash", dest = "/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/btm", mode = "644" },
     { source = "completion/btm.fish", dest = "/usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/btm.fish", mode = "644" },
     { source = "completion/_btm", dest = "/usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/", mode = "644" },
+    { source = "desktop/bottom.desktop", dest = "/usr/share/applications/bottom.desktop", mode = "644" },
 ]
diff --git a/desktop/bottom.desktop b/desktop/bottom.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acc97b4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/bottom.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=bottom
+Version=0.9.6
+GenericName=System Monitor
+Comment=A customizable cross-platform graphical process/system monitor for the terminal.
+Exec=btm
+Terminal=true
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;System;ConsoleOnly;Monitor;
+StartupNotify=false