diff --git a/net-im/riot-web/files/riot-web.desktop b/net-im/riot-web/files/riot-web.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e76add8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-im/riot-web/files/riot-web.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Riot Web
+Comment=A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web.
+Exec=/usr/bin/riot-web
+Icon={::install_location::}/electron_app/img/riot.png
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Network;Chat;Telephony;VideoConference;
+StartupNotify=true
diff --git a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.4.2.ebuild b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.4.2.ebuild
index f8c1054..fd87658 100644
--- a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.4.2.ebuild
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ src_install() {
 	insinto "${DESTINATION}/electron_app"
 	doins -r "${S}/origin_migrator"
 
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.desktop" "${T}"
+	sed -e 's@{::install_location::}@'"${DESTINATION}"'@g' "${T}/${PN}.desktop" -i
+	domenu "${T}/${PN}.desktop"
 	dosym "${DESTINATION}/${PN}" "/usr/bin/${PN}"
 }
 
diff --git a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.0.ebuild b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.0.ebuild
index f8c1054..fd87658 100644
--- a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.0.ebuild
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ src_install() {
 	insinto "${DESTINATION}/electron_app"
 	doins -r "${S}/origin_migrator"
 
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.desktop" "${T}"
+	sed -e 's@{::install_location::}@'"${DESTINATION}"'@g' "${T}/${PN}.desktop" -i
+	domenu "${T}/${PN}.desktop"
 	dosym "${DESTINATION}/${PN}" "/usr/bin/${PN}"
 }
 
diff --git a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.6.ebuild b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.6.ebuild
index 7e9d379..105cc9b 100644
--- a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.6.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-1.5.6.ebuild
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ src_install() {
 	insinto "${DESTINATION}/electron_app"
 	doins -r "${S}/origin_migrator"
 
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.desktop" "${T}"
+	sed -e 's@{::install_location::}@'"${DESTINATION}"'@g' "${T}/${PN}.desktop" -i
+	domenu "${T}/${PN}.desktop"
 	dosym "${DESTINATION}/${PN}" "/usr/bin/${PN}"
 }
 
diff --git a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-9999.ebuild b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-9999.ebuild
index f8c1054..fd87658 100644
--- a/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/riot-web/riot-web-9999.ebuild
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ src_install() {
 	insinto "${DESTINATION}/electron_app"
 	doins -r "${S}/origin_migrator"
 
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.desktop" "${T}"
+	sed -e 's@{::install_location::}@'"${DESTINATION}"'@g' "${T}/${PN}.desktop" -i
+	domenu "${T}/${PN}.desktop"
 	dosym "${DESTINATION}/${PN}" "/usr/bin/${PN}"
 }