diff --git a/pkgs/games/armagetronad/default.nix b/pkgs/games/armagetronad/default.nix
index fb0117f3e93e..6bcc30ac011f 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/armagetronad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/armagetronad/default.nix
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ let
       nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake gnum4 pkg-config which python3 ]
         ++ extraNativeBuildInputs;
 
+      postInstall = lib.optionalString (!dedicatedServer) ''
+        mkdir -p $out/share/{applications,icons/hicolor}
+        ln -s $out/share/games/armagetronad/desktop/armagetronad*.desktop $out/share/applications/
+        ln -s $out/share/games/armagetronad/desktop/icons $out/share/icons/hicolor
+      '';
+
       doInstallCheck = true;
 
       installCheckPhase = ''