diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index a0e61c30e..49b1a383b 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ recursive-include scripts *.py *.sh *.js
 include qutebrowser/utils/testfile
 include qutebrowser/git-commit-id
 include LICENSE doc/* README.asciidoc
-include misc/qutebrowser.desktop
+include misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop
 include misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.appdata.xml
 include misc/Makefile
 include requirements.txt
diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 46b9a12ab..9a52bdf75 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Changed
   an error is now shown when trying to configure a PAC proxy.
 - The metainfo file `qutebrowser.appdata.xml` is now renamed to
   `org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.appdata.xml`.
+- The desktop file `qutebrowser.desktop` is now renamed to
+  `org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop`.
 - The `qute-pass` userscript now understands domains in gpg filenames
   in addition to directory names.
 - The autocompletion for `content.headers.user_agent` got updated to only
diff --git a/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.appdata.xml b/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.appdata.xml
index bdab55f54..e297bd9b4 100644
--- a/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.appdata.xml
+++ b/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.appdata.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<provides>
 		<binary>qutebrowser</binary>
 	</provides>
-	<launchable type="desktop-id">qutebrowser.desktop</launchable>
+	<launchable type="desktop-id">org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop</launchable>
 	<screenshots>
 		<screenshot type="default">
 			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/master/doc/img/main.png</image>
diff --git a/misc/qutebrowser.desktop b/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from misc/qutebrowser.desktop
rename to misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop