diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2b4c4bdd9b..b426cab047 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
           statement date.
 	Fixes #112653.
 
+	Christian Neumair's desktop patch (#145545)
+	* src/gnome/gnucash.desktop.in
+	* src/gnome/Makefile.am
+	  Make the desktop more HIG-compliant.
+
 2006-02-11  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
 
 	* src/report/report-gnome/gnc-plugin-page-report.c:
diff --git a/src/gnome/Makefile.am b/src/gnome/Makefile.am
index 0aee7b2904..05a8b3c145 100644
--- a/src/gnome/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnome/Makefile.am
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ libgncgnome_la_SOURCES = \
   ${top_srcdir}/src/backend/file/gnc-pricedb-xml-v2.c
 
 
-gnomeappdir = ${datadir}/gnome/apps/Applications
+gnomeappdir = ${datadir}/applications
 
 gnomeapp_in_files = gnucash.desktop.in
 gnomeapp_DATA = $(gnomeapp_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop)
diff --git a/src/gnome/gnucash.desktop.in b/src/gnome/gnucash.desktop.in
index fc8e94895e..91eb39462a 100644
--- a/src/gnome/gnucash.desktop.in
+++ b/src/gnome/gnucash.desktop.in
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-_Name=GnuCash
-_GenericName=Money Management
+_Name=GnuCash Finance Management
 _Comment=Manage your finances, accounts, and investments
-TryExec=gnucash
 Exec=gnucash
 Icon=gnucash/gnucash-icon.png
 StartupNotify=true
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Categories=GNOME;Application;Office;
+Categories=Application;Office;Finance;
 X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.3