diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/builder.sh
index 9ca45b2cc992..149481367b42 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/builder.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 source $stdenv/setup
 
 mkdir -pv $out/bin/
+mkdir -pv $out/share/
+mkdir -pv $out/share/applications/
+mkdir -pv $out/share/pixmaps/
 
 cat > $out/bin/zathura <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
-exec $zathura --plugins-dir=$plugins_path "\$@"
+exec $zathura_core/bin/zathura --plugins-dir=$plugins_path "\$@"
 EOF
 
+cp -rv $zathura_core/share/man $out/share
+cp -rv $zathura_core/share/locale $out/share
+cp -rv $icon $out/share/pixmaps/pwmt.xpm
+
+cat $zathura_core/share/applications/zathura.desktop > $out/share/applications/zathura.desktop
+echo "Icon=pwmt" >> $out/share/applications/zathura.desktop
+
 chmod 755 $out/bin/zathura
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
index f56becf4512a..a3726fd460de 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtk, girara, gettext }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtk, girara, gettext, docutils }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gtk girara gettext ];
 
-  makeFlags = "PREFIX=$(out)";
+  # Bug in zathura build system: we should remove empty manfiles in order them
+  # to be compiled properly
+  preBuild = ''
+    rm zathura.1
+    rm zathurarc.5
+  '';
+
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" "RSTTOMAN=${docutils}/bin/rst2man.py" "VERBOSE=1" ];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix
index 29231943cd7d..8bdc7865832d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ callPackage, pkgs }:
+{ callPackage, pkgs, fetchurl }:
 
 rec {
   inherit (pkgs) stdenv;
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ rec {
 
   zathura_ps = callPackage ./ps { };
 
-  zathuraWrapper = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  zathuraWrapper = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+
+    inherit zathura_core;
 
     name = "zathura-${zathura_core.version}";
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ rec {
       zathura_ps
     ];
 
-    zathura = "${zathura_core}/bin/zathura";
+    icon = ./icon.xpm;
 
     builder = ./builder.sh;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/icon.xpm b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/icon.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a863c5ddb090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/icon.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char *freeimage[] = {
+/* width height num_colors chars_per_pixel */
+"16 16 96 2",
+/* colors */
+"   c #1e1e1e",
+" . c #222222",
+" X c #212121",
+" o c #535353",
+" O c #a4a4a4",
+" + c #202020",
+" @ c #252525",
+" # c #3c3c3c",
+" $ c #292929",
+" % c #979797",
+" & c #cccccc",
+" * c #303030",
+" = c #1f1f1f",
+" - c #494949",
+" ; c #dddddd",
+" : c #696969",
+" > c #232323",
+" , c #262626",
+" < c #adadad",
+" 1 c #bbbbbb",
+" 2 c #1d1d1d",
+" 3 c #1c1c1c",
+" 4 c #5e5e5e",
+" 5 c #e8e8e8",
+" 6 c #9c9c9c",
+" 7 c #242424",
+" 8 c #b1b1b1",
+" 9 c #b3b3b3",
+" 0 c #090909",
+" q c #161616",
+" w c #131313",
+" e c #4d4d4d",
+" r c #dedede",
+" t c #afafaf",
+" y c #282828",
+" u c #393939",
+" i c #c4c4c4",
+" p c #dcdcdc",
+" a c #9a9a9a",
+" s c #a2a2a2",
+" d c #ababab",
+" f c #313131",
+" g c #a7a7a7",
+" h c #e4e4e4",
+" j c #f2f2f2",
+" k c #eaeaea",
+" l c #e2e2e2",
+" z c #f0f0f0",
+" x c #d5d5d5",
+" c c #737373",
+" v c #323232",
+" b c #808080",
+" n c #7a7a7a",
+" m c #d3d3d3",
+" M c #e5e5e5",
+" N c #8a8a8a",
+" B c #cbcbcb",
+" V c #b5b5b5",
+" C c #b9b9b9",
+" Z c #272727",
+" A c #b4b4b4",
+" S c #bababa",
+" D c #2d2d2d",
+" F c #414141",
+" G c #444444",
+" H c #f4f4f4",
+" J c #838383",
+" K c #cfcfcf",
+" L c #fafafa",
+" P c #efefef",
+" I c #e3e3e3",
+" U c #8d8d8d",
+" Y c #656565",
+" T c #ffffff",
+" R c #fbfbfb",
+" E c #e9e9e9",
+" W c #bdbdbd",
+" Q c #e1e1e1",
+" ! c #dfdfdf",
+" ~ c #646464",
+" ^ c #3a3a3a",
+" / c #a1a1a1",
+" ( c #999999",
+" ) c #c0c0c0",
+" _ c #3b3b3b",
+" ` c #acacac",
+" ' c #050505",
+" ] c #151515",
+" [ c #1b1b1b",
+" { c #1a1a1a",
+" } c #b2b2b2",
+" | c #a5a5a5",
+".  c #c5c5c5",
+".. c #a6a6a6",
+".X c #bfbfbf",
+".o c #747474",
+/* pixels */
+"                                ",
+"   . . . X X X X . o O + X . .  ",
+"   . . X @ # $ . @ % & * = . .  ",
+"   . .   - ; : > , < 1 2 X . .  ",
+"   . . 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 0 q q 3  ",
+"   . + w e r t y u i p a s d 4  ",
+"   X f g h j k p l z z x g c v  ",
+"   X f b n m M N c B V 3 , > X  ",
+"   X X   w V C $ Z A S + $ , .  ",
+"   D F G u S H 1 J K L P I U @  ",
+"   Y T T T R E & W Q ! d g ~ 7  ",
+"   ^ / 6 ( ; ) _ 2 ` 8 ' ] [ X  ",
+"   + > 7 { A } 7 @ |.  $ + . .  ",
+"   X X X ].. 8 Z 7 n.X + X . .  ",
+"   . . . { n.o 7 . @ y X X . .  ",
+"                                "
+};
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 566a21a60529..b6803ad3863f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8173,7 +8173,7 @@ let
 
   zathuraCollection = recurseIntoAttrs
     (let callPackage = newScope pkgs.zathuraCollection; in
-      import ../applications/misc/zathura { inherit callPackage pkgs; });
+      import ../applications/misc/zathura { inherit callPackage pkgs fetchurl; });
 
   zathura = zathuraCollection.zathuraWrapper;