diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 7ded0738..2ff8438a 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
   IS_PRODUCTION: isProduction(),
 
+  STATIC_PATH: pathToStatic(),
+
   SOUND_ADD: 'file://' + path.join(__dirname, 'static', 'sound', 'add.wav'),
   SOUND_DELETE: 'file://' + path.join(__dirname, 'static', 'sound', 'delete.wav'),
   SOUND_DISABLE: 'file://' + path.join(__dirname, 'static', 'sound', 'disable.wav'),
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ function isProduction () {
     return !/\\electron\.exe$/.test(process.execPath)
   }
   if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-    // TODO
+    return !/\/electron$/.test(process.execPath)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/main/index.js b/main/index.js
index 9a6cae7d..d95109ed 100644
--- a/main/index.js
+++ b/main/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var app = electron.app
 var config = require('../config')
 var ipc = require('./ipc')
 var menu = require('./menu')
-var registerProtocolHandler = require('./register-protocol-handler')
+var registerProtocolHandler = require('./register-handlers')
 var shortcuts = require('./shortcuts')
 var windows = require('./windows')
 
diff --git a/main/register-handlers.js b/main/register-handlers.js
index 88e7cf5b..14db50de 100644
--- a/main/register-handlers.js
+++ b/main/register-handlers.js
@@ -2,9 +2,28 @@ var config = require('../config')
 
 module.exports = function () {
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-    registerProtocolHandler('magnet', 'URL:BitTorrent Magnet URL', config.APP_FILE_ICON + '.ico', process.execPath)
-    registerFileHandler('.torrent', 'io.webtorrent.torrent', 'BitTorrent Document', config.APP_FILE_ICON + '.ico', process.execPath)
+    registerProtocolHandlerWin32('magnet', 'URL:BitTorrent Magnet URL', config.APP_FILE_ICON + '.ico', process.execPath)
+    registerFileHandlerWin32('.torrent', 'io.webtorrent.torrent', 'BitTorrent Document', config.APP_FILE_ICON + '.ico', process.execPath)
   }
+  if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+    installDesktopFile()
+  }
+}
+
+function installDesktopFile () {
+  var fs = require('fs')
+  var path = require('path')
+  var os = require('os')
+
+  var templatePath = path.join(config.STATIC_PATH, 'webtorrent.desktop')
+  var desktopFile = fs.readFileSync(templatePath, 'utf8')
+
+  desktopFile = desktopFile.replace(/\$APP_NAME/g, config.APP_NAME)
+  desktopFile = desktopFile.replace(/\$APP_PATH/g, path.dirname(process.execPath))
+  desktopFile = desktopFile.replace(/\$EXEC_PATH/g, process.execPath)
+
+  var desktopFilePath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.local', 'share', 'applications', 'webtorrent.desktop')
+  fs.writeFileSync(desktopFilePath, desktopFile)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -29,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
  * "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" anyway, and can be written by unprivileged users.
  */
 
-function registerProtocolHandler (protocol, name, icon, command) {
+function registerProtocolHandlerWin32 (protocol, name, icon, command) {
   var Registry = require('winreg')
 
   var protocolKey = new Registry({
@@ -56,7 +75,7 @@ function registerProtocolHandler (protocol, name, icon, command) {
   }
 }
 
-function registerFileHandler (ext, id, name, icon, command) {
+function registerFileHandlerWin32 (ext, id, name, icon, command) {
   var Registry = require('winreg')
 
   var extKey = new Registry({
diff --git a/static/webtorrent.desktop b/static/webtorrent.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41ffe369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/webtorrent.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=$APP_NAME
+Version=1.0
+GenericName=BitTorrent Client
+X-GNOME-FullName=$APP_NAME
+Comment=Download and share files over BitTorrent
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Type=Application
+Icon=webtorrent
+Terminal=false
+Path=$APP_PATH
+Exec=$EXEC_PATH %U
+TryExec=$EXEC_PATH
+StartupNotify=false
+Categories=Network;FileTransfer;P2P;
+MimeType=application/x-bittorrent;x-scheme-handler/magnet;