diff --git a/scripts/gitlab-build.sh b/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
index 245f22729..6bebb85e6 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
@@ -270,18 +270,17 @@ case $BUILD_PLATFORM in
     push_release
     ;;
   x86_64-unknown-snap-gnu)
-    cd snap
     ARC="amd64"
     EXT="snap"
-    rm -rf *.snap
-    rm -rf *snap
-    sed -i 's/git/'"$VER"'/g' snapcraft.yaml
-    sed -i -e 's/source: ./source: ../' snapcraft.yaml
+    snapcraft clean
+    echo "Prepare snapcraft.yaml for build on Gitlab CI in Docker image"
+    sed -i 's/git/'"$VER"'/g' snap/snapcraft.yaml
     if [[ "$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME" = "stable" ]];
       then
-        sed -i -e 's/grade: devel/grade: stable/' snapcraft.yaml;
+        sed -i -e 's/grade: devel/grade: stable/' snap/snapcraft.yaml;
     fi
-    snapcraft
+    mv -f snap/snapcraft.yaml snapcraft.yaml
+    snapcraft -d
     snapcraft_login=$(expect -c "
       spawn snapcraft login
       expect \"Email:\"
diff --git a/snap/gui/parity.desktop b/snap/gui/parity.desktop
index 46453b7fd..c8f83be73 100644
--- a/snap/gui/parity.desktop
+++ b/snap/gui/parity.desktop
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=parity
 Comment=Fast, light, robust Ethereum implementation
 Exec=parity
-Icon=${SNAP}/meta/gui/icon.png
+Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/icon.png
 Terminal=true
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 336c36ad4..c0ca5507b 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -13,10 +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