diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vital/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vital/package.nix
index e52b265c8bb7..1b271c81ad39 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vital/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vital/package.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchzip,
+  fetchurl,
   autoPatchelfHook,
   makeBinaryWrapper,
-
   alsa-lib,
   libjack2,
   curl,
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@
   libGL,
   freetype,
   zenity,
+  makeDesktopItem,
+  copyDesktopItems,
 }:
-
+let
+  icon = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://vital.audio/images/apple_touch_icon.png";
+    hash = "sha256-NZ/AQ2gjBXUPUj3ITbowD7HuxRmEDuATOWidLqLNrww=";
+  };
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "vital";
   version = "1.5.5";
@@ -24,10 +31,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     }/VitalInstaller.zip";
     hash = "sha256-hCwXSUiBB0YpQ1oN6adLprwAoel6f72tBG5fEb61OCI=";
   };
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      type = "Application";
+      name = "vital";
+      desktopName = "Vital";
+      comment = "Spectral warping wavetable synth";
+      icon = "Vital";
+      exec = "Vital";
+      categories = [
+        "Audio"
+        "AudioVideo"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoPatchelfHook
     makeBinaryWrapper
+    copyDesktopItems
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -46,6 +68,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
+    install -Dm444 ${icon} $out/share/pixmaps/Vital.png
+
     # copy each output to its destination (individually)
     mkdir -p $out/{bin,lib/{clap,vst,vst3}}
     for f in bin/Vital lib/{clap/Vital.clap,vst/Vital.so,vst3/Vital.vst3}; do
@@ -68,15 +92,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Spectral warping wavetable synth";
     homepage = "https://vital.audio/";
-    sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
-    license = with licenses; [
-      unfree # https://vital.audio/eula/
-    ];
+    sourceProvenance = [ lib.sourceTypes.binaryNativeCode ];
+    license = lib.licenses.unfree; # https://vital.audio/eula/
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ PowerUser64 ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      PowerUser64
+      l1npengtul
+    ];
     mainProgram = "Vital";
   };
 })