diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pl/plex-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pl/plex-desktop/package.nix
index 6dae4b0a9212..a3a12c8e3598 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pl/plex-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pl/plex-desktop/package.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   libva,
   libxkbcommon,
   libxml2_13,
+  makeDesktopItem,
   makeShellWrapper,
   minizip,
   nss,
@@ -40,6 +41,15 @@ let
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     mainProgram = "plex-desktop";
   };
+  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "plex-desktop";
+    desktopName = "Plex";
+    exec = "plex-desktop";
+    icon = "plex-desktop";
+    terminal = false;
+    categories = [ "AudioVideo" ];
+    startupWMClass = "Plex";
+  };
   plex-desktop = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     inherit pname version meta;
 
@@ -133,11 +143,8 @@ buildFHSEnv {
 
   extraInstallCommands = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/applications $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
-    install -m 444 -D ${plex-desktop}/meta/gui/plex-desktop.desktop $out/share/applications/plex-desktop.desktop
-    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/plex-desktop.desktop \
-      --replace-fail \
-      'Icon=''${SNAP}/meta/gui/icon.png' \
-      'Icon=${plex-desktop}/meta/gui/icon.png'
+    install -m 444 -D ${desktopItem}/share/applications/plex-desktop.desktop $out/share/applications/plex-desktop.desktop
+    install -m 444 -D ${plex-desktop}/meta/gui/icon.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/plex-desktop.png
   '';
 
   runScript = writeShellScript "plex-desktop.sh" ''