diff --git a/development/cmake/Install.cmake b/development/cmake/Install.cmake
index 10a7a7e23e..9fd3f38bf9 100755
--- a/development/cmake/Install.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/Install.cmake
@@ -186,3 +186,9 @@ if(USE_POSIX_PACKAGING AND EXISTS "${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/usr.bin.lyxwrap.in")
   configure_file(${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/usr.bin.lyxwrap.in "${lyxwrapprefix}.${LYX_UTILITIES_INSTALL_PATH}.lyx${PROGRAM_SUFFIX}")
   install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${lyxwrapprefix}.${LYX_UTILITIES_INSTALL_PATH}.lyx${PROGRAM_SUFFIX}" DESTINATION /etc/apparmor.d/)
 endif()
+
+if ("${PROGRAM_SUFFIX}" MATCHES "^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$")
+  install(FILES ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/org.lyx.LyX.metainfo.xml DESTINATION ${SYSTEM_DATADIR}/metainfo RENAME org.lyx.LyX${PROGRAM_SUFFIX}.metainfo.xml)
+else()
+  install(FILES ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/lib/org.lyx.LyX.metainfo.xml DESTINATION ${SYSTEM_DATADIR}/metainfo)
+endif()