diff --git a/lxqt-session.changes b/lxqt-session.changes
index 81f82c9..6bb6602 100644
--- a/lxqt-session.changes
+++ b/lxqt-session.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 25 22:00:41 UTC 2017 - mvetter@suse.com
+
+- Add default-xsession which fvogt@suse.com added to
+  (now deprecated) lxqt-common in the past
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 23 11:37:19 UTC 2017 - mvetter@suse.com
 
diff --git a/lxqt-session.spec b/lxqt-session.spec
index 3a1a6bf..4b8aa11 100644
--- a/lxqt-session.spec
+++ b/lxqt-session.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libudev)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11-xcb)
 BuildRequires:  xdg-user-dirs
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 Recommends:     %{name}-lang
 Obsoletes:      lxqt-common
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
@@ -61,6 +63,19 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %cmake_install
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}
 
+# for default-xsession
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
+touch %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/default-xsession.desktop
+ln -s %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/default-xsession.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/xsessions/default.desktop
+
+%post
+%{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_datadir}/xsessions/default.desktop \
+  default-xsession.desktop %{_datadir}/xsessions/lxqt.desktop 20
+
+%postun
+[ -f %{_datadir}/xsessions/lxqt.desktop ] || %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives \
+  --remove default-xsession.desktop %{_datadir}/xsessions/lxqt.desktop
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc AUTHORS LICENSE
@@ -84,5 +99,8 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %{_datadir}/kdm/sessions/lxqt.desktop
 %{_mandir}/man1/startlxqt.1%{ext_man}
 %{_datadir}/xsessions/lxqt.desktop
+# for default-xsession
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/default-xsession.desktop
+%{_datadir}/xsessions/*.desktop
 
 %changelog