diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddfd02c5..f70209c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ The UI is pip installable itself:
     sudo pip3 install .
 
 This will install the `opensnitch-ui` command on your system.
+  
+Add OpenSnitch UI to startup app:
+
+    cp opensnitch_ui.desktop /home/user/.config/autostart/
 
 ### Running
 
diff --git a/ui/kcm_opensnitch.desktop b/ui/kcm_opensnitch.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4960b86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/kcm_opensnitch.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Exec=opensnitch-ui
+Icon=preferences-system-firewall
+Type=Service
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=SystemSettingsExternalApp
+X-KDE-System-Settings-Parent-Category=system-administration
+
+Name=OpenSnitch Firewall
+
+Comment=OpenSnitch Firewall Graphical Interface
+
+X-KDE-Keywords=system,firewall,policies,security,polkit,policykit,douane
diff --git a/ui/opensnitch_ui.desktop b/ui/opensnitch_ui.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..942d692d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/opensnitch_ui.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=OpenSnitch
+Exec=opensnitch-ui
+Icon=preferences-system-firewall
+GenericName=OpenSnitch Firewall
+Terminal=false
+MimeType=application/x-douane-configurator;
+Categories=System;Filesystem;Network;
+Keywords=system;firewall;policies;security;polkit;policykit;douane;
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diff --git a/ui/setup.py b/ui/setup.py
index 37fb8e53..d546ea8b 100644
--- a/ui/setup.py
+++ b/ui/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ setup(name='opensnitch-ui',
       license='GPL',
       packages=find_packages(),
       include_package_data = True,
-      package_data={'': '*.*'},
+      package_data={'': ['*.*']},
+      data_files=[('/usr/share/applications', ['opensnitch_ui.desktop']),
+               ('/usr/share/kservices5', ['kcm_opensnitch.desktop'])],
       scripts = [ 'bin/opensnitch-ui' ],
       zip_safe=False)