diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/robomongo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/robomongo/default.nix
index cb100fa6fc6..1516e827c5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/robomongo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/robomongo/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, glib, xorg, dbus, fontconfig, freetype, xkeyboard_config, makeWrapper }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "robomongo-0.9.0";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://download.robomongo.org/0.9.0/linux/robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1q8ahdz3afcw002p8dl2pybzkq4srk6bnikrz216yx1gswivdcad";
-  };
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, glib, xorg, dbus, fontconfig,
+  freetype, xkeyboard_config, makeDesktopItem, makeWrapper }:
 
+let
   ldLibraryPath = stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath [
     stdenv.cc.cc
     zlib
@@ -24,27 +18,56 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     freetype
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [makeWrapper];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp bin/* $out/bin
-
-    mkdir -p $out/lib
-    cp -r lib/* $out/lib
-
-    patchelf --set-interpreter ${stdenv.glibc}/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 $out/bin/robomongo
-
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/robomongo \
-      --suffix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : $ldLibraryPath \
-      --suffix QT_XKB_CONFIG_ROOT : ${xkeyboard_config}/share/X11/xkb
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://robomongo.org/";
-    description = "Query GUI for mongodb";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.intersectLists stdenv.lib.platforms.linux stdenv.lib.platforms.x86_64;
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.eperuffo ];
+  icon = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Studio3T/robomongo/raw/v0.9.0/trash/install/linux/robomongo.png";
+    sha256 = "15li8536x600kkfkb3h6mw7y0f2ljkv951pc45dpiw036vldibv2";
   };
-}
+in
+  stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "robomongo-0.9.0";
+
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "https://download.robomongo.org/0.9.0/linux/robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1q8ahdz3afcw002p8dl2pybzkq4srk6bnikrz216yx1gswivdcad";
+    };
+
+    desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
+      name = "robomongo";
+      exec = "robomongo";
+      icon = icon;
+      comment = "Query GUI for mongodb";
+      desktopName = "Robomongo";
+      genericName = "MongoDB management tool";
+      categories = "Development;IDE;mongodb;";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = [makeWrapper];
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/bin
+      cp bin/* $out/bin
+
+      mkdir -p $out/lib
+      cp -r lib/* $out/lib
+
+      mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+      cp $desktopItem/share/applications/* $out/share/applications
+
+      mkdir -p $out/share/icons
+      cp ${icon} $out/share/icons/robomongo.png
+
+      patchelf --set-interpreter ${stdenv.glibc}/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 $out/bin/robomongo
+
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/robomongo \
+        --suffix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${ldLibraryPath} \
+        --suffix QT_XKB_CONFIG_ROOT : ${xkeyboard_config}/share/X11/xkb
+    '';
+
+    meta = {
+      homepage = "https://robomongo.org/";
+      description = "Query GUI for mongodb";
+      platforms = stdenv.lib.intersectLists stdenv.lib.platforms.linux stdenv.lib.platforms.x86_64;
+      license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
+      maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.eperuffo ];
+    };
+  }