diff --git a/src/XDGData/org.freecadweb.FreeCAD.appdata.xml.in b/src/XDGData/org.freecadweb.FreeCAD.appdata.xml.in
index 859d8f8dea..582eecc9a6 100644
--- a/src/XDGData/org.freecadweb.FreeCAD.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/src/XDGData/org.freecadweb.FreeCAD.appdata.xml.in
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<component type="desktop">
+<component type="desktop-application">
   <id>org.freecadweb.FreeCAD</id>
   <project_license>LGPL-2.1</project_license>
   <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
   <developer_name>The FreeCAD Team</developer_name>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">org.freecadweb.FreeCAD.desktop</launchable>
   <name>FreeCAD</name>
   <summary>An open source parametric 3D CAD modeler</summary>
   <description>