diff --git a/snap/gui/parity.desktop b/snap/gui/parity.desktop
index 46453b7fd..c8f83be73 100644
--- a/snap/gui/parity.desktop
+++ b/snap/gui/parity.desktop
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=parity
 Comment=Fast, light, robust Ethereum implementation
 Exec=parity
-Icon=${SNAP}/meta/gui/icon.png
+Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/icon.png
 Terminal=true
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 7be9c0bf7..c0ca5507b 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,20 @@ confinement: strict
 apps:
   parity:
     command: parity
-    plugs: [network, network-bind, mount-observe, x11, unity7]
+    plugs: [home, network, network-bind, mount-observe, x11, unity7, desktop, desktop-legacy, wayland]
+    desktop: usr/share/applications/parity.desktop
+
+icon: snap/gui/icon.png
 
 parts:
+  desktop-icon:
+    source: ./snap
+    plugin: nil
+    prepare: |
+      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/applications
+      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/pixmaps
+      cp -v gui/parity.desktop $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/applications/
+      cp -v gui/icon.png $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/pixmaps/
   parity:
     source: .
     plugin: rust