diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b9f903d..3f09f6a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ list(INSERT CMAKE_MODULE_PATH 0 "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 
+set(CONVERSATIONS_DESKTOP_DIR /usr/share/applications/hildon)
+
 include(VersionConversations)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
@@ -48,3 +50,4 @@ link_directories(${X11_LIBRARIES})
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
+add_subdirectory(desktop)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d1a940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+conversations (0.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial debian packaging
+
+ -- Merlijn Wajer <merlijn@wizzup.org>  Sat, 04 Dec 2021 20:33:36 +0100
+
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f599e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e8788c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+Source: conversations
+Section: x11
+Priority: extra
+Maintainer: Merlijn Wajer <merlijn@wizzup.org>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10),
+    qtbase5-dev,
+    ccache,
+    cmake,
+    libx11-dev,
+    zlib1g-dev,
+    libpng-dev,
+    libqt5svg5-dev,
+    libqt5maemo5-dev,
+    libqt5x11extras5-dev,
+    libqt5websockets5-dev,
+    qtquickcontrols2-5-dev,
+    libosso-abook-dev,
+Homepage: https://github.com/maemo-leste/conversations
+XSBC-Bugtracker: https://github.com/maemo-leste/conversations/issues
+Vcs-Git: https://github.com/maemo-leste/conversations/
+Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/maemo-leste/conversations/
+
+
+Package: conversations
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends},
+Description: libqt5quickcontrols2-5,
+    qml-module-qtquick-controls2,
+    qml-module-qtquick2,
+    qml-module-qtquick-layouts,
+    qml-module-qtquick-controls,
+    qml-module-qtquick-extras,
+    qml-module-qtquick-dialogs,
+    qml-module-qtquick-controls
+# TODO: rtcom-eventlogger, osso-abook
diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbb5a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-tag=%(version)s
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2d33f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+%:
+	dh $@
diff --git a/desktop/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d48b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+install(FILES conversations.desktop DESTINATION ${CONVERSATIONS_DESKTOP_DIR})
diff --git a/desktop/conversations.desktop b/desktop/conversations.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1a3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/conversations.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Conversations
+GenericName=Conversations
+Exec=conversations
+Icon=general_sms
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Telephony;
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/sms;
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b479026..feb39b4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ if(X11_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 install(TARGETS conversations
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+        DESTINATION bin
         )