diff --git a/platform/unix/Makefile.am b/platform/unix/Makefile.am
index 11db97c4a..68edf4779 100644
--- a/platform/unix/Makefile.am
+++ b/platform/unix/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I platform/unix/m4
 SUBDIRS = src
-EXTRA_DIST = changes.txt license.txt readme.txt
+EXTRA_DIST = changes.txt license.txt readme.md \
+	platform/unix/love.desktop.in
+
+applicationsdir=$(datarootdir)/applications
+mimeinfodir=$(datarootdir)/mime/packages
+pixmapsdir=$(datarootdir)/pixmaps
+mimeiconsdir=$(datarootdir)/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes
+
+applications_DATA = platform/unix/love.desktop
+dist_mimeinfo_DATA = platform/unix/love.xml
+dist_pixmaps_DATA = platform/unix/love.svg
+dist_mimeicons_DATA = platform/unix/application-x-love-game.svg
+
+platform/unix/love.desktop: platform/unix/love.desktop.in
+	$(MKDIR_P) platform/unix
+	rm -f $@ $@.tmp
+	$(SED) \
+		-e "s|@bindir[@]|$(bindir)|" \
+		${srcdir}/$@.in > $@.tmp
+	chmod a-w $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
diff --git a/platform/unix/game.svg b/platform/unix/application-x-love-game.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from platform/unix/game.svg
rename to platform/unix/application-x-love-game.svg
diff --git a/platform/unix/configure.ac b/platform/unix/configure.ac
index 8ba3bc264..27659bdc3 100644
--- a/platform/unix/configure.ac
+++ b/platform/unix/configure.ac
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_PROG_SED
+AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([sqrt], [m], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't LÖVE without C math library]))
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([SDL_Init], [SDL], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't LÖVE without SDL]))
diff --git a/platform/unix/love.desktop b/platform/unix/love.desktop.in
similarity index 84%
rename from platform/unix/love.desktop
rename to platform/unix/love.desktop.in
index 65e141b48..3a9e2df12 100644
--- a/platform/unix/love.desktop
+++ b/platform/unix/love.desktop.in
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 Name=LÖVE
 Comment=The unquestionably awesome 2D game engine
 MimeType=application/x-love-game;
-Exec=/usr/bin/love
+Exec=@bindir@/love
 Type=Application
 Categories=Development;Game;
 Terminal=false
-Icon=love.svg
+Icon=love
 NoDisplay=true
-
diff --git a/platform/unix/app.svg b/platform/unix/love.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from platform/unix/app.svg
rename to platform/unix/love.svg