diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 04e3aa3a..9749cf0e 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -56,3 +56,13 @@ foreach symbol: symbols
     )
 endforeach
 
+desktop_file = 'sm.puri.Squeekboard.desktop'
+
+i18n.merge_file('desktop',
+    input: desktop_file + '.in',
+    output: desktop_file,
+    po_dir: '../po',
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'applications'),
+    type: 'desktop'
+)
diff --git a/data/sm.puri.Squeekboard.desktop.in b/data/sm.puri.Squeekboard.desktop.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b66c1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sm.puri.Squeekboard.desktop.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Squeekboard
+GenericName=Squeekboard Virtual Keyboard
+Comment=Virtual Keyboard
+Exec=squeekboard
+Icon=squeekboard
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=GTK;Utility;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 88ff132b..70893d29 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ project(
     default_options: [ 'warning_level=1', 'buildtype=debugoptimized', 'c_std=gnu11' ],
 )
 
+i18n = import('i18n')
+
 if get_option('buildtype').startswith('debug')
     add_project_arguments('-DDEBUG=1', language : 'c')
 endif
@@ -23,3 +25,4 @@ subdir('data')
 subdir('protocols')
 subdir('eek')
 subdir('src')
+subdir('po')
diff --git a/po/meson.build b/po/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..810955e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+i18n.gettext('squeekboard',
+    preset: 'glib',
+    args: [
+        '--copyright-holder=Purism SPC',
+        '--package-name=Squeekboard',
+        '--package-version=' + meson.project_version(),
+        '--msgid-bugs-address=dorota.czaplejewicz@puri.sm'
+    ]
+)