diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b64c618..418d8af8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
 	install(FILES desktop/xournalpp.thumbnailer
 			DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/thumbnailers)
 
+	install(FILES desktop/xournalpp.appdata.xml
+			DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/metainfo)
+
 	install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/postinst configure)")
 
 endif ()