diff --git a/xdg_open_ng/default.nix b/xdg_open_ng/default.nix
index d0e2160..956a62c 100644
--- a/xdg_open_ng/default.nix
+++ b/xdg_open_ng/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildNimPackage, fetchFromGitea, syndicate }:
+{ lib, buildNimPackage, fetchFromGitea, makeDesktopItem, syndicate }:
 
 buildNimPackage rec {
   pname = "xdg_open_ng";
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ buildNimPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ syndicate ];
 
-  postInstall = "mv $out/bin/xdg_open $out/bin/xdg-open";
+  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem rec {
+    name = "xdg-open";
+    desktopName = "Syndicate URI dispatcher (xdg-open)";
+    exec = "${name} %U";
+    mimeTypes = [ "all/all" ];
+  };
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/bin/xdg_open $out/bin/xdg-open
+    cp -a $desktopItem/* $out/
+  '';
 
   meta = src.meta // {
     description = "Replacement for xdg-open that uses Syndicate for messaging.";