diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
index e1af4ba81d7..965624a5098 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [ fontconfig harfbuzz openssl ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [ ApplicationServices Cocoa Foundation ]);
 
+  postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+    install -D dist/appimage/tectonic.desktop -t $out/share/applications/
+    install -D dist/appimage/tectonic.svg -t $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
+  '';
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {