diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/je/jellyfin-tui/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/je/jellyfin-tui/package.nix
index 0c6b659a011e..5b7840e4b4a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/je/jellyfin-tui/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/je/jellyfin-tui/package.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
+    install -Dm644 src/extra/jellyfin-tui.desktop $out/share/applications/jellyfin-tui.desktop
+  '';
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {