diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4783a78a5..d21a2b7a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ install(FILES
         DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/xsessions
 )
 
+configure_file(plasmawayland.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop)
+install(FILES
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop
+        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/wayland-sessions
+)
+
 plasma_install_package(lookandfeel org.kde.breeze.desktop look-and-feel lookandfeel)
 
 if (INSTALL_SDDM_THEME)
diff --git a/plasmawayland.desktop.cmake b/plasmawayland.desktop.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f589bf0bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plasmawayland.desktop.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Exec=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/startplasmacompositor
+TryExec=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/startplasmacompositor
+DesktopNames=KDE
+Name=Plasma
+Comment=Plasma by KDE
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=${PROJECT_VERSION}