diff --git a/src/gui/src/main.cpp b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
index 5130d489b..040846c7b 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(kAppName);
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(kAppName);
+  QGuiApplication::setDesktopFileName(DESKFLOW_APP_ID);
 
   // used as a prefix for settings paths, and must not be a url.
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain(kOrgDomain);