diff --git a/pkgs/apache-hop/default.nix b/pkgs/apache-hop/default.nix
index 19b3a0b..9ebd8cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/apache-hop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/apache-hop/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     makeWrapper
     jdk17
     unzip
+    copyDesktopItems
   ];
 
   buildInputs = with pkgs; [
@@ -77,12 +78,28 @@ EOF
         ]}"
     done
 
-    # Make sure shell scripts are executable
     chmod +x $out/opt/apache-hop/*.sh
 
+    mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+    mkdir -p $out/share/pixmaps
+
+    cp $out/opt/apache-hop/hop.ico $out/share/pixmaps/hop.ico
+
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  desktopItems = [
+    (pkgs.makeDesktopItem {
+      name = "apache-hop";
+      desktopName = "Apache Hop";
+      comment = "Data Integration Platform";
+      exec = "hop-gui";
+      icon = "hop";
+      categories = [ "Development" "Database" ];
+      mimeTypes = [ "application/x-hop-workflow" "application/x-hop-pipeline" ];
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = with pkgs.lib; {
     description = "Apache Hop - Data Integration Platform";
     homepage = "https://hop.apache.org/";