diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 78d2e8c6..d3177316 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fractal_bindir = join_paths(fractal_prefix, get_option('bindir'))
 
 install_data('res/fractal.svg', install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/icons')
 install_data('res/org.gnome.Fractal.desktop', install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/applications')
+install_data('res/org.gnome.Fractal.appdata.xml', install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/appdata')
 
 cargo = find_program('cargo', required: false)
 gresource = find_program('glib-compile-resources', required: false)
diff --git a/res/org.gnome.Fractal.appdata.xml b/res/org.gnome.Fractal.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5caeb987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/org.gnome.Fractal.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component type="desktop">
+  <id>org.gnome.Fractal</id>
+  <name>Fractal</name>
+  <project_license>GPL-3.0</project_license>
+  <developer_name>Daniel García Moreno</developer_name>
+  <summary>Gtk+ Matrix.org client</summary>
+  <url type="homepage">https://gitlab.gnome.org/danigm/fractal</url>
+  <description>
+    Fractal is a Gtk+ Matrix.org client written in Rust
+  </description>
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image type="source">https://gitlab.gnome.org/danigm/fractal/raw/master/screenshots/fractal.png</image>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+  <releases>
+    <release version="0.1.0" date="2017-11-10"/>
+  </releases>
+  <update_contact>danigm@wadobo.com</update_contact>
+</component>