diff --git a/share/misc/Makefile.am b/share/misc/Makefile.am
index 32206a34..ef14c01e 100644
--- a/share/misc/Makefile.am
+++ b/share/misc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 util_DATA = hexchat.desktop
 utildir = $(datadir)/applications
 
+appdata_DATA = hexchat.appdata.xml
+appdatadir = $(datadir)/appdata
+
+
 if WITH_TM
 util_DATA += htm.desktop
 mime_DATA = htm-mime.xml
diff --git a/share/misc/hexchat.appdata.xml b/share/misc/hexchat.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7eab96e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/misc/hexchat.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<application>
+	<id type="desktop">hexchat.desktop</id>
+	<licence>CC0</licence>
+	<description>
+		<p>HexChat is a easy to use yet extensible IRC Client.</p>
+		<p>It supports features such as: DCC, SASL, proxies, spellcheck, and Python/Perl scripts.</p>
+	</description>
+	<url type="homepage">http://hexchat.github.io</url>
+	<updatecontact>tingping_at_fedoraproject.org</updatecontact>
+</application>
+