diff --git a/gvim.desktop b/gvim.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84d0c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gvim.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=Vi IMproved
+GenericName=Text Editor
+MimeType=text/english;text/plain;text/x-makefile;text/x-c++hdr;text/x-c++src;text/x-chdr;text/x-csrc;text/x-java;text/x-moc;text/x-pascal;text/x-tcl;text/x-tex;application/x-shellscript;text/x-c;text/x-c++;
+Exec=gvim -f %f
+Icon=gvim
+Type=Application
+Terminal=false
+X-KDE-StartupNotify=true
+X-KDE-AuthorizeAction=shell_access
diff --git a/vim.changes b/vim.changes
index 94ab495..4766e0c 100644
--- a/vim.changes
+++ b/vim.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul  5 16:30:52 CEST 2007 - coolo@suse.de
+
+- put desktop file into the package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun 19 12:13:42 CEST 2007 - mkoenig@suse.de
 
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index 989b9f5..f084853 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:           vim
 Version:        7.1
-Release:        7
+Release:        9
 #
 License:        Other uncritical OpenSource License, http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/uganda.html#license
 Group:          Productivity/Editors/Vi
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Source15:       vim132
 Source16:       gvim.png
 Source17:       apparmor.vim
 Source18:       missing-vim-client
+Source19:       gvim.desktop
 #Patch0:         %{name}-7.1-official_patches_001-%{official_ptchlvl}.bz2
 Patch1:         %{name}-7.0-no_nb.patch
 Patch3:         %{name}-7.0-filetype_ycp.patch
@@ -636,6 +637,8 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 05 2007 - coolo@suse.de
+- put desktop file into the package
 * Tue Jun 19 2007 - mkoenig@suse.de
 - fix changelog ftplugin [#284970]
 * Wed May 23 2007 - mkoenig@suse.de