diff --git a/development/cmake/Install.cmake b/development/cmake/Install.cmake
index ac39d8bd63..8f095ffdef 100755
--- a/development/cmake/Install.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/Install.cmake
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ macro(lyx_install _parent_src_dir _gl_dir _file_type)
           list(REMOVE_ITEM files_list "${_current_dir}/Makefile.in")
           list(REMOVE_ITEM files_list "${_current_dir}/Makefile.am")
           list(REMOVE_ITEM files_list "${_current_dir}/layouttranslations")
+          list(REMOVE_ITEM files_list "${_current_dir}/lyx.desktop")
           GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(_base_dir ${_current_dir} NAME)
           if(_glob_dir STREQUAL ".")
             set(_base_dir .)
@@ -79,3 +80,7 @@ lyx_install(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib templates    *      . attic springer thesis)
 lyx_install(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib tex          *      .)
 lyx_install(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib ui           *      .)
 lyx_install(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib .            *      .)
+
+if(UNIX)
+  install(FILES ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/lyx.desktop DESTINATION applications)
+endif()