diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cr/cryptor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cr/cryptor/package.nix
index edbaa0903b0a..b48662b2992f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cr/cryptor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cr/cryptor/package.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/cryptor \
       --prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ gocryptfs ]}"
+
+    install -Dm444 $src/resources/misc/cryptor.desktop -t $out/share/applications
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/cryptor.desktop \
+      --replace-warn '/usr/bin/cryptor' 'cryptor'
   '';
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sh/show-midi/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sh/show-midi/package.nix
index 4e3029921321..f3f64967e627 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sh/show-midi/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sh/show-midi/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 , libXinerama
 , libXext
 , libXcursor
+, makeDesktopItem
+, copyDesktopItems
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -23,7 +25,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    copyDesktopItems
+  ];
   buildInputs = [
     alsa-lib
     freetype
@@ -53,6 +58,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
     install -Dt $out/share/ShowMIDI/themes Themes/*
 
+    install -D Design/icon.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/1024x1024/apps/show-midi.png
+
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/lib/lv2 $out/lib/vst3
     cd Builds/LinuxMakefile/build/
     cp -r ShowMIDI.lv2 $out/lib/lv2
@@ -62,6 +69,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  desktopItems = [(makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "ShowMIDI";
+    exec = finalAttrs.meta.mainProgram;
+    comment = finalAttrs.meta.description;
+    type = "Application";
+    icon = "show-midi";
+    desktopName = "ShowMIDI";
+    categories = [ "Audio" ];
+  })];
+
   # JUCE dlopens these, make sure they are in rpath
   # Otherwise, segfault will happen
   env.NIX_LDFLAGS = toString [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/un/unciv/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/un/unciv/package.nix
index ab6ba743e75c..2f41aa57ecba 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/un/unciv/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/un/unciv/package.nix
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ let
     exec = "unciv";
     comment = "An open-source Android/Desktop remake of Civ V";
     desktopName = "Unciv";
+    icon = "unciv";
     categories = [ "Game" ];
   };
 
+  desktopIcon = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv/blob/4.11.16/extraImages/Icons/Unciv%20icon%20v6.png?raw=true";
+    hash = "sha256-Zuz+HGfxjGviGBKTiHdIFXF8UMRLEIfM8f+LIB/xonk=";
+  };
+
   envLibPath = lib.makeLibraryPath (lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     libGL
     libpulseaudio
@@ -46,6 +52,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ jre ]} \
       --add-flags "-jar ${src}"
 
+    install -Dm444 ${desktopIcon} $out/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/unciv.png
+
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlg/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlg/package.nix
index e245cba7c2a2..8cc4d65b2a91 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlg/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlg/package.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     wxpython
   ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -Dm444 yt-dlg.desktop -t $out/share/applications
+    cp -r youtube_dl_gui/data/* $out/share
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Cross platform front-end GUI of the popular youtube-dl written in wxPython";
     homepage = "https://oleksis.github.io/youtube-dl-gui";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zx/zxtune/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zx/zxtune/package.nix
index e406afbb681b..11a283a4eb2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zx/zxtune/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zx/zxtune/package.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 , withQt ? true
 , qt5
 , zip
+, makeDesktopItem
+, copyDesktopItems
 }:
 let
   dlopenBuildInputs = []
@@ -58,7 +60,11 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   strictDeps = true;
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals withQt [ zip qt5.wrapQtAppsHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals withQt [
+    zip
+    qt5.wrapQtAppsHook
+    copyDesktopItems
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = staticBuildInputs ++ dlopenBuildInputs;
 
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -Dm755 bin/linux/release/zxtune123 -t $out/bin
   '' + lib.optionalString withQt ''
     install -Dm755 bin/linux/release/zxtune-qt -t $out/bin
+    install -Dm755 apps/zxtune-qt/res/theme_default/zxtune.png -t $out/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
   '' + ''
     runHook postInstall
   '';
@@ -128,6 +135,17 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     wrapQtApp "$out/bin/zxtune-qt"
   '';
 
+  desktopItems = lib.optionals withQt [(makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "ZXTune";
+    exec = "zxtune-qt";
+    icon = "zxtune";
+    desktopName = "ZXTune";
+    genericName = "ZXTune";
+    comment = meta.description;
+    categories = [ "Audio" ];
+    type = "Application";
+  })];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Crossplatform chiptunes player";
     longDescription = ''