diff --git a/docs/running_from_source.md b/docs/running_from_source.md
index 812d46cf..b9ed1b4f 100644
--- a/docs/running_from_source.md
+++ b/docs/running_from_source.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ There are three special external libraries. You just have to get them and put th
     
     If you get an error about the venv failing to activate during `setup_venv.sh`, you may need to install venv especially for your system. The specific error message should help you out, but you'll be looking at something along the lines of `apt install python3.10-venv`. 
     
-    If you like, you can run the `setup_desktop.sh` file to install a hydrus.desktop file to your applications folder. (Or check the template in `install_dir/static/hydrus.desktop` and do it yourself!)
+    If you like, you can run the `setup_desktop.sh` file to install an io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop file to your applications folder. (Or check the template in `install_dir/static/io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop` and do it yourself!)
     
 
 === "macOS"
diff --git a/hydrus/client/ClientController.py b/hydrus/client/ClientController.py
index 443f5720..47a94cd2 100644
--- a/hydrus/client/ClientController.py
+++ b/hydrus/client/ClientController.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class App( QW.QApplication ):
         self._pubsub = pubsub
         
         self.setApplicationName( 'Hydrus Client' )
+        self.setDesktopFileName( 'io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus' )
         
         self.setApplicationVersion( str( HC.SOFTWARE_VERSION ) )
         
diff --git a/setup_desktop.sh b/setup_desktop.sh
index c0e1df12..35cc5407 100755
--- a/setup_desktop.sh
+++ b/setup_desktop.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 pushd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 1
 
 INSTALL_DIR="$(readlink -f .)"
-DESKTOP_SOURCE_PATH=$INSTALL_DIR/static/hydrus.desktop
-DESKTOP_DEST_PATH=$HOME/.local/share/applications/hydrus.desktop
+DESKTOP_SOURCE_PATH=$INSTALL_DIR/static/io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop
+DESKTOP_DEST_PATH=$HOME/.local/share/applications/io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop
 
 echo "Install folder appears to be $INSTALL_DIR"
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ fi
 
 if [ -f "$DESKTOP_DEST_PATH" ]; then
 
-    echo "You already have a hydrus.desktop file at $DESKTOP_DEST_PATH. Would you like to overwrite it? y/n "
+    echo "You already have an io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop file at $DESKTOP_DEST_PATH. Would you like to overwrite it? y/n "
 
 else
 
-    echo "Create a hydrus.desktop file at $DESKTOP_DEST_PATH? y/n "
+    echo "Create an io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop file at $DESKTOP_DEST_PATH? y/n "
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/static/hydrus.desktop b/static/io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from static/hydrus.desktop
rename to static/io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus.desktop