diff --git a/pkgs/soundux/default.nix b/pkgs/soundux/default.nix
index cb20ce6..120ea9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/soundux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/soundux/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, ninja, pkg-config, makeWrapper, wrapGAppsHook, 
+  lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, ninja, pkg-config, makeWrapper, wrapGAppsHook, makeDesktopItem, copyDesktopItems,
   libappindicator-gtk3, openssl, pipewire, pulseaudio, webkitgtk, xorg,
   libpulseaudio, libwnck3,
   downloaderSupport ? true, ffmpeg, youtube-dl
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       ${lib.optionalString downloaderSupport "--prefix PATH \":\" " + downloaderPath}
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja pkg-config makeWrapper wrapGAppsHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja pkg-config makeWrapper wrapGAppsHook copyDesktopItems ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     libappindicator-gtk3
     openssl
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     xorg.libXtst
   ];
 
+  desktopItems = makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "Soundux";
+    exec = pname;
+    desktopName = "Soundux";
+    genericName = "Soundboard";
+    categories = "Audio;Music;Player;AudioVideo;";
+    comment = "A universal soundboard that uses PulseAudio modules or PipeWire linking";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://soundux.rocks/";
     description = "cross-platform soundboard";