diff --git a/makemkvgui/src/main.cpp b/makemkvgui/src/main.cpp
index 73ce457..71f822c 100644
--- a/makemkvgui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/makemkvgui/src/main.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ int qMain(int argc, char **argv)
 #if (QT_VERSION > 0x050000)
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
 #endif
+    // Ensure the app-id ('makemkv') is set, so that GNOME can show
+    // the correct icon in the dash.
+    QGuiApplication::setDesktopFileName("makemkv");
 
     CApClient::ITransport*  p_trans = NULL;