diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/qt.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/qt.nix
index 83b14b4ea37..3a46f68e775 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/qt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/qt.nix
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ in
         --prefix PATH : "${neovim}/bin"
 
       # link .desktop file
-      mkdir -p "$out/share"
+      mkdir -p "$out/share/pixmaps"
       ln -s '${unwrapped}/share/applications' "$out/share/applications"
+      ln -s '${unwrapped}/share/pixmaps/nvim-qt.png' "$out/share/pixmaps/nvim-qt.png"
     '';
 
     preferLocalBuild = true;