diff --git a/wmmoonclock/Makefile.am b/wmmoonclock/Makefile.am
index 3b5bf6f..5d3629a 100644
--- a/wmmoonclock/Makefile.am
+++ b/wmmoonclock/Makefile.am
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = BUGS
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(x11_CFLAGS) $(xext_CFLAGS) $(xpm_CFLAGS)
 LIBS += $(x11_LIBS) $(xext_LIBS) $(xpm_LIBS) -lm
+
+desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
+dist_desktop_DATA = wmmoonclock.desktop
diff --git a/wmmoonclock/wmmoonclock.desktop b/wmmoonclock/wmmoonclock.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35b2b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wmmoonclock/wmmoonclock.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=wmmoonclock
+Comment=Window Maker dockapp for showing the phase of the moon
+Exec=wmmoonclock
+Categories=Science;Astronomy;
+Keywords=moon;dockapp;window maker;