diff --git a/roles/dwm/files/usr/local/bin/dwm-gnome b/roles/dwm/files/usr/local/bin/dwm-gnome
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ea4992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dwm/files/usr/local/bin/dwm-gnome
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+egister with gnome-session so that it does not kill the whole session thinking it is dead.
+test -n "$DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID" && {
+    dbus-send --print-reply --session --dest=org.gnome.SessionManager "/org/gnome/SessionManager" org.gnome.SessionManager.RegisterClient "string:dwm-gnome" "string:$DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID"
+}
+
+# Support for merging .Xresources
+test -e $HOME/.Xresources && {
+    xrdb -merge $HOME/.Xresources
+}
+
+dwm
+
+# Logout process.
+test -n "$DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID" && {
+	dbus-send --print-reply --session --dest=org.gnome.SessionManager "/org/gnome/SessionManager" org.gnome.SessionManager.Logout "uint32:1"
+}
diff --git a/roles/dwm/files/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/dwm-gnome.session b/roles/dwm/files/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/dwm-gnome.session
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e72eb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dwm/files/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/dwm-gnome.session
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- mode: conf -*-
+
+[GNOME Session]
+Name=dwm-gnome
+RequiredComponents=org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.A11ySettings;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Datetime;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Housekeeping;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.PrintNotifications;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Rfkill;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.ScreensaverProxy;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sharing;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sound;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom;org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings;dwm-gnome
diff --git a/roles/dwm/files/usr/share/xsessions/dwm-gnome.desktop b/roles/dwm/files/usr/share/xsessions/dwm-gnome.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bbc81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dwm/files/usr/share/xsessions/dwm-gnome.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=dwm + GNOME
+Comment=Dymanic Window Manager with GNOME integration
+Exec=gnome-session-dwm
+Type=Aplications
+DesktopNames=GNOME
+X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-session-3.0
diff --git a/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml
index 4c1cd63..83155fc 100644
--- a/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml
+++ b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@
     src: usr/share/xsessions/dwm.desktop
     dest: /usr/share/xsessions/dwm.desktop
 
+- name: copy xsession for gnome
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    src: usr/share/xsessions/dwm-gnome.desktop
+    dest: /usr/share/xsessions/dwm-gnome.desktop
+
+- name: copy gnome session
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    src: usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/dwm-gnome.session
+    dest: /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/dwm-gnome.session
+
 - name: copy icon
   become: yes
   copy:
@@ -49,6 +61,13 @@
     dest: /usr/local/bin/start-dwm
     mode: '0755'
 
+- name: copy run script
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    src: usr/local/bin/dwm-gnome
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/dwm-gnome
+    mode: '0755'
+
 - name: install dwm
   become: yes
   register: make