diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d190cd8b..3ed6fc02 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,3 +69,11 @@ INSTALL(
   FILES ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/sway.5
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/man/man5
 )
+
+INSTALL(
+  FILES ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sway.desktop
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/wayland-sessions/)
+
+INSTALL(
+  FILES ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sway-xorg.desktop
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/xsessions/)
diff --git a/sway-xorg.desktop b/sway-xorg.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e93a4284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway-xorg.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Sway (Xorg)
+Comment=SirCmpwn's Wayland window manager
+Exec=sway
+Type=Application
diff --git a/sway.desktop b/sway.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98c9af29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Sway
+Comment=SirCmpwn's Wayland window manager
+Exec=sway
+Type=Application