diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix
index 01a8006822f6..f69fbfecd608 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, alsa-lib, audiofile, gtk2, libxml2 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, alsa-lib, audiofile, gtk2, libxml2, copyDesktopItems, makeDesktopItem }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "soundmodem";
@@ -9,13 +9,26 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "156l3wjnh5rcisxb42kcmlf74swf679v4xnj09zy5j74rd4h721z";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    copyDesktopItems
+  ];
   buildInputs = [ alsa-lib audiofile gtk2 libxml2 ];
 
   patches = [ ./matFix.patch ];
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      name = "SoundmodemConfig";
+      exec = "soundmodemconfig";
+      desktopName = "SoundModemConfig";
+      comment = "Audio based modem for ham radio supporting ax.25";
+      categories = [ "Audio" ];
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Audio based modem for ham radio supporting ax.25";
     longDescription = ''