diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 68d4e4d1e..85b054bf0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -514,8 +514,10 @@ elseif (SLIC3R_FHS)
     set(SLIC3R_FHS_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/PrusaSlicer")
     install(DIRECTORY "${SLIC3R_RESOURCES_DIR}/" DESTINATION "${SLIC3R_FHS_RESOURCES}")
     install(FILES src/platform/unix/PrusaSlicer.desktop DESTINATION ${SLIC3R_FHS_RESOURCES}/applications)
+    install(FILES src/platform/unix/PrusaGcodeviewer.desktop DESTINATION ${SLIC3R_FHS_RESOURCES}/applications)
 else ()
     install(FILES src/platform/unix/PrusaSlicer.desktop DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/resources/applications)
+    install(FILES src/platform/unix/PrusaGcodeviewer.desktop DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/resources/applications)
     install(DIRECTORY "${SLIC3R_RESOURCES_DIR}/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/resources")
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/src/platform/unix/PrusaGcodeviewer.desktop b/src/platform/unix/PrusaGcodeviewer.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6c419b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/unix/PrusaGcodeviewer.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Prusa GCode viewer
+Exec=prusa-slicer --gcodeviewer %F
+Icon=PrusaSlicer # TODO: change when the new icon is ready
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+MimeType=text/x.gcode;
+Categories=Graphics;3DGraphics;
+Keywords=3D;Printing;Slicer;
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