diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f0be21c21..8b7d4edd2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -382,6 +382,17 @@ add_dependencies(${BINARY_NAME} version-info)
 
 target_link_libraries(${BINARY_NAME} m ${DEBUGGER_LIB} ${DEPENDENCY_LIB} ${OS_LIB})
 install(TARGETS ${BINARY_NAME} DESTINATION lib COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-16.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-24.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-32.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-48.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-64.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-96.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-128.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-256.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-512.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT lib${BINARY_NAME})
+endif()
 set_target_properties(${BINARY_NAME} PROPERTIES VERSION ${LIB_VERSION_STRING} SOVERSION ${LIB_VERSION_ABI} COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${FEATURE_DEFINES}")
 
 if(BUILD_LIBRETRO)
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index d50e58772..fcbeb204b 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 install(TARGETS ${BINARY_NAME}-qt
 	RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME}-qt
 	BUNDLE DESTINATION Applications COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME}-qt)
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+	find_program(DESKTOP_FILE_INSTALL desktop-file-install)
+	if(DESKTOP_FILE_INSTALL)
+		install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${DESKTOP_FILE_INSTALL} \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-qt.desktop\" --dir \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/applications/\")")
+	endif()
+endif()
 if(APPLE OR WIN32)
 	set_target_properties(${BINARY_NAME}-qt PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 endif()