diff --git a/srcpkgs/wmx/files/wmx.desktop b/srcpkgs/wmx/files/wmx.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fcb4d95bd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wmx/files/wmx.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=wmx
+Comment=window manager for X
+Exec=wmx
+Type=XSession
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wmx/template b/srcpkgs/wmx/template
index 1c9e5649c29..e5c7ae2da29 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wmx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wmx/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'wmx'
 pkgname=wmx
 version=7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libX11-devel libXext-devel libXmu-devel libXpm-devel freetype-devel libXft-devel fontconfig-devel"
 short_desc="a simple window manager for X"
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ make_build_args="LDFLAGS+=-lXft LDFLAGS+=-lfontconfig CXXFLAGS+=-I${XBPS_CROSS_B
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin wmx
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/wmx.desktop 644 usr/share/xsessions
 }