diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml
index 7af455cf4..bd7c4482f 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,12 @@ script = """
 cookbook_cargo --no-default-features
 mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ui/apps"
 cp -v "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}/manifest" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ui/apps/30_cosmic-edit"
+#TODO: install with just?
+APPID="com.system76.CosmicEdit"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/applications/"
+cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/${APPID}.desktop" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/applications/"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/metainfo/"
+cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/${APPID}.metainfo.xml" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/metainfo/"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/icons/"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/icons/hicolor/" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/icons/"
 """
diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml
index 1314097d8..c1c5eeab5 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,12 @@ script = """
 cookbook_cargo --no-default-features --features winit
 mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ui/apps"
 cp -v "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}/manifest" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ui/apps/20_cosmic-files"
+#TODO: install with just?
+APPID="com.system76.CosmicFiles"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/applications/"
+cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/${APPID}.desktop" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/applications/"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/metainfo/"
+cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/${APPID}.metainfo.xml" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/metainfo/"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/icons/"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/icons/hicolor/" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/icons/"
 """
diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml
index ec06ea5bd..2afe4c007 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,12 @@ script = """
 cookbook_cargo --no-default-features
 mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ui/apps"
 cp -v "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}/manifest" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ui/apps/10_cosmic-term"
+#TODO: install with just?
+APPID="com.system76.CosmicTerm"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/applications/"
+cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/${APPID}.desktop" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/applications/"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/metainfo/"
+cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/${APPID}.metainfo.xml" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/metainfo/"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/icons/"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/res/icons/hicolor/" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/share/icons/"
 """