diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index 6f586ad66..1e7279716 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     ThemeSupport::setupTheme(eSizesUI::widget);
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    if (AppSupport::isAppPortable()) {
+        if (!AppSupport::hasXDGDesktopIntegration()) {
+            const auto ask = QMessageBox::question(nullptr,
+                                                   QObject::tr("Setup Desktop Integration?"),
+                                                   QObject::tr("Would you like to setup desktop integration?"
+                                                               " This will add Friction to your application launcher"
+                                                               " and add mime type for project files."));
+            if (ask == QMessageBox::Yes) {
+                AppSupport::setupXDGDesktopIntegration();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     //#ifdef QT_DEBUG
     //    const qint64 pId = QCoreApplication::applicationPid();
     //    QProcess * const process = new QProcess(&w);
diff --git a/src/app/resources.qrc b/src/app/resources.qrc
index 01f1a133b..c5cc628e1 100644
--- a/src/app/resources.qrc
+++ b/src/app/resources.qrc
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@
         <file>presets/render/003-friction-preset-prores-444.conf</file>
         <file>presets/render/002-friction-preset-mp4-h264-mp3.conf</file>
         <file>presets/render/001-friction-preset-mp4-h264.conf</file>
+        <file>xdg/friction.xml</file>
+        <file>xdg/friction.desktop</file>
+        <file>icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.svg</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/app/xdg/friction.desktop b/src/app/xdg/friction.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba55d1e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/xdg/friction.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Name=Friction
+Exec=__FRICTION__ %f
+Icon=graphics.friction.Friction
+Comment=Motion graphics and animation
+GenericName=Friction Graphics
+StartupNotify=true
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Graphics;
+MimeType=application/x-graphics.friction.Friction;
+StartupWMClass=friction
diff --git a/src/app/xdg/friction.xml b/src/app/xdg/friction.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c4f9523c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/xdg/friction.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
+  <mime-type type="application/x-graphics.friction.Friction">
+    <comment>Friction</comment>
+    <glob pattern="*.friction"/>
+  </mime-type>
+</mime-info>
diff --git a/src/core/appsupport.cpp b/src/core/appsupport.cpp
index 776ee54cd..051850e0e 100644
--- a/src/core/appsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/core/appsupport.cpp
@@ -682,3 +682,183 @@ bool AppSupport::isAppPortable()
 {
     return QFile::exists(QString("%1/portable.txt").arg(getAppPath()));
 }
+
+bool AppSupport::hasXDGDesktopIntegration()
+{
+    QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation);
+    if (path.isEmpty() ||
+        !path.startsWith(QDir::homePath())) { path = QString("%1/.local/share").arg(QDir::homePath()); }
+
+    QStringList files;
+    QString desktop = "applications/graphics.friction.Friction.desktop";
+    files << desktop;
+    files << "mime/packages/graphics.friction.Friction.xml";
+    files << "icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.svg";
+    files << "icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.png";
+    files << "icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.svg";
+    files << "icons/hicolor/256x256/mimetypes/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.png";
+
+    for (const auto &file : files) {
+        if (!QFile::exists(QString("%1/%2").arg(path, file))) {
+            qDebug() << "not found!" << file;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    QString desktopFilePath(QString("%1/%2").arg(path, desktop));
+    if (QFile::exists(desktopFilePath)) {
+        QSettings dotDesktop(desktopFilePath, QSettings::IniFormat);
+        dotDesktop.beginGroup("Desktop Entry");
+        QString exec = dotDesktop.value("Exec").toString().simplified();
+        dotDesktop.endGroup();
+        if (exec.isEmpty() || !exec.startsWith(getAppPath())) { return false; }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool AppSupport::setupXDGDesktopIntegration()
+{
+    QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation);
+    if (path.isEmpty() ||
+        !path.startsWith(QDir::homePath())) { path = QString("%1/.local/share").arg(QDir::homePath()); }
+
+    if (!QFile::exists(path)) {
+        QDir dir(path);
+        if (!dir.mkpath(path)) { return false; }
+    }
+
+    const QString resDesktop = ":/xdg/friction.desktop";
+    const QString resMime = ":/xdg/friction.xml";
+    const QString resSvg = ":/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.svg";
+    const QString resPng = ":/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.png";
+
+    {
+        const QString dirName(QString("%1/applications").arg(path));
+        const QString fileName(QString("%1/graphics.friction.Friction.desktop").arg(dirName));
+        qDebug() << "Checking:" << fileName;
+        if (!QFile::exists(dirName)) {
+            QDir dir(dirName);
+            if (!dir.mkpath(dirName)) { return false; }
+        }
+        bool wrongPath = false;
+        QSettings desktop(fileName, QSettings::IniFormat);
+        desktop.beginGroup("Desktop Entry");
+        QString exec = desktop.value("Exec").toString().simplified();
+        if (!exec.startsWith(getAppPath())) { wrongPath = true; }
+        desktop.endGroup();
+        if (!QFile::exists(fileName) || wrongPath) {
+            QFile file(fileName);
+            if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text | QIODevice::Truncate)) {
+                QFile res(resDesktop);
+                if (res.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                    file.write(res.readAll().replace("__FRICTION__",
+                                                     qApp->applicationFilePath().toUtf8()));
+                    res.close();
+                } else { return false; }
+                file.close();
+            } else { return false; }
+        }
+    }
+    {
+        const QString dirName(QString("%1/mime/packages").arg(path));
+        const QString fileName(QString("%1/graphics.friction.Friction.xml").arg(dirName));
+        qDebug() << "Checking:" << fileName;
+        if (!QFile::exists(dirName)) {
+            QDir dir(dirName);
+            if (!dir.mkpath(dirName)) { return false; }
+        }
+        if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+            QFile file(fileName);
+            if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                QFile res(resMime);
+                if (res.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                    file.write(res.readAll());
+                    res.close();
+                } else { return false; }
+                file.close();
+            } else { return false; }
+        }
+    }
+    {
+        const QString dirName(QString("%1/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps").arg(path));
+        const QString fileName(QString("%1/graphics.friction.Friction.svg").arg(dirName));
+        qDebug() << "Checking:" << fileName;
+        if (!QFile::exists(dirName)) {
+            QDir dir(dirName);
+            if (!dir.mkpath(dirName)) { return false; }
+        }
+        if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+            QFile file(fileName);
+            if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                QFile res(resSvg);
+                if (res.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                    file.write(res.readAll());
+                    res.close();
+                } else { return false; }
+                file.close();
+            } else { return false; }
+        }
+    }
+    {
+        const QString dirName(QString("%1/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps").arg(path));
+        const QString fileName(QString("%1/graphics.friction.Friction.png").arg(dirName));
+        qDebug() << "Checking:" << fileName;
+        if (!QFile::exists(dirName)) {
+            QDir dir(dirName);
+            if (!dir.mkpath(dirName)) { return false; }
+        }
+        if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+            QFile file(fileName);
+            if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+                QFile res(resPng);
+                if (res.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+                    file.write(res.readAll());
+                    res.close();
+                } else { return false; }
+                file.close();
+            } else { return false; }
+        }
+    }
+    {
+        const QString dirName(QString("%1/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes").arg(path));
+        const QString fileName(QString("%1/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.svg").arg(dirName));
+        qDebug() << "Checking:" << fileName;
+        if (!QFile::exists(dirName)) {
+            QDir dir(dirName);
+            if (!dir.mkpath(dirName)) { return false; }
+        }
+        if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+            QFile file(fileName);
+            if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                QFile res(resSvg);
+                if (res.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                    file.write(res.readAll());
+                    res.close();
+                } else { return false; }
+                file.close();
+            } else { return false; }
+        }
+    }
+    {
+        const QString dirName(QString("%1/icons/hicolor/256x256/mimetypes").arg(path));
+        const QString fileName(QString("%1/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.png").arg(dirName));
+        qDebug() << dirName << fileName;
+        if (!QFile::exists(dirName)) {
+            QDir dir(dirName);
+            if (!dir.mkpath(dirName)) { return false; }
+        }
+        if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+            QFile file(fileName);
+            if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+                QFile res(resPng);
+                if (res.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+                    file.write(res.readAll());
+                    res.close();
+                } else { return false; }
+                file.close();
+            } else { return false; }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/appsupport.h b/src/core/appsupport.h
index 7f1514313..607cdccf6 100644
--- a/src/core/appsupport.h
+++ b/src/core/appsupport.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT AppSupport : public QObject
     static int getProjectVersion(const QString &fileName = QString());
     static const QPair<QStringList,bool> hasWriteAccess();
     static bool isAppPortable();
+    static bool hasXDGDesktopIntegration();
+    static bool setupXDGDesktopIntegration();
 };
 
 #endif // APPSUPPORT_H