diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
index 2316ce5ab29..5e7dc934a09 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ buildRustPackage rec {
       cp $f $out/bin
     done;
     patchelf --set-rpath "${stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath rpathLibs}" $out/bin/alacritty
+
+    mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+    cp Alacritty.desktop $out/share/applications/alacritty.desktop
   '';
 
   dontPatchELF = true;