diff --git a/pkgs/games/gnujump/default.nix b/pkgs/games/gnujump/default.nix
index 240481b7bba0..6f91b1034581 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/gnujump/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/gnujump/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer }:
+{ lib, stdenv, makeDesktopItem, copyDesktopItems, fetchurl, SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnujump";
@@ -7,10 +7,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gnujump/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "05syy9mzbyqcfnm0hrswlmhwlwx54f0l6zhcaq8c1c0f8dgzxhqk";
   };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ copyDesktopItems ];
   buildInputs = [ SDL SDL_image SDL_mixer ];
 
   NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lm";
 
+  desktopItems = [ (makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "gnujump";
+    exec = "gnujump";
+    icon = "gnujump";
+    desktopName = "GNUjump";
+    comment     = "Jump up the tower to survive";
+    categories  = "Game;ArcadeGame;";
+  }) ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -Dm644 ${./gnujump.xpm} $out/share/pixmaps/gnujump.xpm
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://jump.gnu.sinusoid.es/index.php?title=Main_Page";
     description = "A clone of the simple yet addictive game Xjump";
diff --git a/pkgs/games/gnujump/gnujump.xpm b/pkgs/games/gnujump/gnujump.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8b6bcb4c8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/gnujump/gnujump.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char *gnujump[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
+"32 32 26 1 ",
+"  c black",
+". c #D10000",
+"X c #E80000",
+"o c #E90000",
+"O c #F90000",
+"+ c red",
+"@ c #00C500",
+"# c #00DC00",
+"$ c #00DD00",
+"% c #00EF00",
+"& c #00FA00",
+"* c #00FB00",
+"= c green",
+"- c #FFC882",
+"; c #FFC982",
+": c #FFD298",
+"> c #FFD299",
+", c #FFD399",
+"< c #FFDAAB",
+"1 c #FFDBAB",
+"2 c #FFDBAC",
+"3 c #FFE1BA",
+"4 c #FFE5C3",
+"5 c #FFE5C4",
+"6 c #FFE7C7",
+"7 c None",
+/* pixels */
+"77777777777777777777777777777777",
+"77777777777777777777777777777777",
+"7777777777777     77777777777777",
+"77777777777         777777777777",
+"7777777777           77777777777",
+"777777777             7777777777",
+"777777777       ;;;-- 7777777777",
+"77777777      ::>>,>1: 777777777",
+"77777777     :<1<1:>2: 777777777",
+"77777777    :1331:  :: 7777 7777",
+"77777777   :<3431:  :, 777 o 777",
+"777  777  ->236531>:2: 77 oo 777",
+"77 .o  77 -,145443<1, 77 oOo 777",
+"77 .ooo 7 -:13333312: 7 oOo 7777",
+"777 oOOo   :,11<<<::   oOOo 7777",
+"7777 XOOooo  :::>:  XooO+Oo 7777",
+"77777 oOOOOoo     ooOOO+Oo 77777",
+"777777 oOO+OOoooooOO++OOo 777777",
+"7777777 XoOOOOOOOOOOOOoo 7777777",
+"77777777  oooooooooooo  77777777",
+"7777777777            7777777777",
+"777777777 @@@@@@@@@@@@   7777777",
+"77777777 #######$$##$#### 777777",
+"7777777 #%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%# 77777",
+"7777777 #%*&*&*%%%%%%*&*%# 77777",
+"777777 #%*=**%%#####$%%&*%# 7777",
+"777777 #%&*%%##      ##%&%# 7777",
+"77777 #%*%%##  777777  #%%# 7777",
+"77777 #%%#$   777777777 #%%# 777",
+"7777 @%##   777777777777 #%# 777",
+"7777 ##  7777777777777777 $# 777",
+"77777  7777777777777777777  7777"
+};