diff --git a/scribus.appdata.xml b/scribus.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49b63e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scribus.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<component>
+  <id type="desktop">scribus.desktop</id>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <name>Scribus Page Layout (Development)</name>
+  <project_license>GPL-2.0+</project_license>
+  <summary>Open Source Page Layout and Desktop Publishing (DTP)</summary>
+  <url type="homepage">http://www.scribus.net/</url>
+  <description>
+    <p>Scribus is a open source page layout program which
+produces commercial grade output in PDF and Postscript, primarily,
+though not exclusively, for Linux.</p>
+    <p>
+While the goals of the program are ease of use and simple
+easy-to-understand tools, Scribus support for professional
+publishing features, such as CMYK and spot colors, easy PDF creation,
+Encapsulated Postscript import and export and creation of color
+separations.</p>
+  </description>
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <image height="708" width="1000">https://wiki.scribus.net/wiki/images/7/74/Help_rembrandt2.png</image>
+      <caption>Main Page</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image height="712" width="1000">https://wiki.scribus.net/wiki/images/6/6e/Help_rembrandt18.png</image>
+      <caption>Properties window</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image height="477" width="629">https://wiki.scribus.net/wiki/images/5/56/Help_rembrandt16.png</image>
+      <caption>Image effects tab</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+  <update_contact>scribus-dev@lists.scribus.net</update_contact>
+</component>
diff --git a/scribus.changes b/scribus.changes
index 1a9292e..73764d9 100644
--- a/scribus.changes
+++ b/scribus.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 28 16:16:26 UTC 2016 - badshah400@gmail.com
+
+- Add scribus.appdata.xml file and install it to the appdata dir;
+  this makes scribus appear in appstores like GNOME Software and
+  KDE Discover. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 18 10:38:55 UTC 2016 - alarrosa@suse.com
 
diff --git a/scribus.spec b/scribus.spec
index ff2a860..9b49e70 100644
--- a/scribus.spec
+++ b/scribus.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Source2:        %{name}-icon32.png
 Source3:        %{name}-icon64.png
 Source4:        %{name}-icon128.png
 Source5:        %{name}-icon256.png
+Source6:        %{name}.appdata.xml
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  aspell
 BuildRequires:  aspell-devel
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@ install -D -m 0644 %{S:5} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/%{n
 %suse_update_desktop_file -i %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/mimelnk/application/vnd.scribus.desktop Office WordProcessor
 %endif
 
+# INSTALL APPSTREAM METAINFO (SOURCE6)
+install -Dm0644 %{S:6} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/appdata/%{name}.appdata.xml
+
 #update the mime database
 
 %post
@@ -187,6 +191,8 @@ fi
 %dir %{_datadir}/mimelnk/application
 %{_datadir}/mimelnk/application/vnd.scribus.desktop
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/%{name}.png
+%dir %{_datadir}/appdata
+%{_datadir}/appdata/%{name}.appdata.xml
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)