diff --git a/gtk/transmission.desktop.in b/gtk/transmission.desktop.in
index ae36bb9df..2eb467af0 100644
--- a/gtk/transmission.desktop.in
+++ b/gtk/transmission.desktop.in
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Encoding=UTF-8
-_Name=Transmission BitTorrent Client
-_Comment=A free, intuitive BitTorrent client
+_Name=Transmission
+_GenericName=BitTorrent Client
+_Comment=Transfer files via Peer to Peer
 Exec=transmission %F
-Icon=transmission.png
+Icon=transmission
 Terminal=false
 TryExec=transmission
 Type=Application