diff --git a/.github/workflows/appimage.yml b/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
index c7a60437b..8e49ac543 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ jobs:
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
           cp dist/linux/common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/mime/packages/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
           ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
-          ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/Cryptomator.svg
           ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/.DirIcon
-          ln -s usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/Cryptomator.desktop
+          ln -s usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
+          ln -s org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml
           ln -s bin/cryptomator.sh Cryptomator.AppDir/AppRun
       - name: Download AppImageKit
         run: |
diff --git a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
index 3322b6824..385f3ee30 100755
--- a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
+++ b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/ap
 cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml
 cp ../common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/mime/packages/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
 ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
-ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/Cryptomator.svg
 ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/.DirIcon
-ln -s usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/Cryptomator.desktop
+ln -s usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
+ln -s org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml
 ln -s bin/cryptomator.sh Cryptomator.AppDir/AppRun
 
 # load AppImageTool