diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index a06f3f63d89..7bdca3af3fb 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -273,7 +273,15 @@ function packageTask(platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderName, op
 				'resources/win32/code_150x150.png'
 			], { base: '.' }));
 		} else if (platform === 'linux') {
-			all = es.merge(all, gulp.src('resources/linux/code.png', { base: '.' }));
+			const icon = gulp.src('resources/linux/code.png', { base: '.' });
+
+			const desktop = gulp.src('resources/linux/code.desktop', { base: '.' })
+				.pipe(replace('@@NAME_LONG@@', product.nameLong))
+				.pipe(replace('@@NAME_SHORT@@', product.nameShort))
+				.pipe(replace('@@NAME@@', product.applicationName))
+				.pipe(replace('@@ICON@@', `code-oss`));
+
+			all = es.merge(all, icon, desktop);
 		} else if (platform === 'darwin') {
 			const shortcut = gulp.src('resources/darwin/bin/code.sh')
 				.pipe(rename('bin/code'));