diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de794b2be2..7de109091b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,3 +60,19 @@ else()
 	add_subdirectory(3rdparty/hidapi/libusb)
 	#list(APPEND LIBS hidapi-libusb)
 endif()
+
+# Linux installation
+
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux|FreeBSD|OpenBSD")
+# Install the application icon and menu item
+install(FILES rpcs3/rpcs3.svg
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps)
+install(FILES rpcs3/rpcs3.png
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps)
+install(FILES rpcs3/rpcs3.desktop
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/applications)
+# Install the binary
+install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/rpcs3"
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin
+        PERMISSIONS OWNER_EXECUTE OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE) # i.e. 755
+endif()
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.desktop b/rpcs3/rpcs3.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..187611745a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.1
+Type=Application
+Name=RPCS3
+GenericName=PlayStation 3 Emulator
+Comment=An open-source PlayStation 3 emulator/debugger written in C++.
+Icon=rpcs3
+TryExec=rpcs3
+Exec=rpcs3 %f
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Game;Emulator;
+Keywords=PS3;Playstation;
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.png b/rpcs3/rpcs3.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f3a09c684
Binary files /dev/null and b/rpcs3/rpcs3.png differ
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.svg b/rpcs3/rpcs3.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a617eef3e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
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+
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+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
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