diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/galaxy-buds-client/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/galaxy-buds-client/default.nix
index 6e33b4aec3d9..f3a0ba8c6e93 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/galaxy-buds-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/galaxy-buds-client/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 , fontconfig
 , xorg
 , libglvnd
+, makeDesktopItem
+, copyDesktopItems
+, graphicsmagick
 }:
 
 buildDotnetModule rec {
@@ -23,13 +26,14 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
   nugetDeps = ./deps.nix;
   dotnetFlags = [ "-p:Runtimeidentifier=linux-x64" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoPatchelfHook ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    stdenv.cc.cc.lib
-    fontconfig
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoPatchelfHook
+    copyDesktopItems
+    graphicsmagick
   ];
 
+  buildInputs = [ stdenv.cc.cc.lib fontconfig ];
+
   runtimeDeps = [
     libglvnd
     xorg.libSM
@@ -37,7 +41,25 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
     xorg.libX11
   ];
 
+  postFixup = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/
+    gm convert $src/GalaxyBudsClient/Resources/icon_white.ico $out/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/${meta.mainProgram}.png
+  '';
+
+  desktopItems = makeDesktopItem {
+    name = meta.mainProgram;
+    exec = meta.mainProgram;
+    icon = meta.mainProgram;
+    desktopName = meta.mainProgram;
+    genericName = "Galaxy Buds Client";
+    comment = meta.description;
+    type = "Application";
+    categories = [ "Settings" ];
+    startupNotify = true;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
+    mainProgram = "GalaxyBudsClient";
     description = "Unofficial Galaxy Buds Manager for Windows and Linux";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ThePBone/GalaxyBudsClient";
     license = licenses.gpl3;