diff --git a/plugins/src/pop_shell/mod.rs b/plugins/src/pop_shell/mod.rs
index 2c7303e..9f9a625 100644
--- a/plugins/src/pop_shell/mod.rs
+++ b/plugins/src/pop_shell/mod.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 // Copyright © 2021 System76
 
 use crate::*;
+use freedesktop_desktop_entry as fde;
 use futures_lite::{AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt, StreamExt};
 use pop_launcher::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::{convert::TryFrom, fs, path::PathBuf};
 use zbus::Connection;
 use zvariant::{Signature, Type};
 
@@ -17,11 +18,12 @@ struct Item {
     entity: (u32, u32),
     name: String,
     description: String,
+    desktop_entry: String,
 }
 
 impl Type for Item {
     fn signature() -> Signature<'static> {
-        Signature::try_from("((uu)ss)").expect("bad dbus signature")
+        Signature::try_from("((uu)sss)").expect("bad dbus signature")
     }
 }
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ pub async fn main() {
 }
 
 struct App<W> {
+    desktop_entries: Vec<(fde::PathSource, PathBuf)>,
     entries: Vec<Item>,
     connection: Connection,
     tx: W,
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ struct App<W> {
 impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> App<W> {
     fn new(connection: Connection, tx: W) -> Self {
         Self {
+            desktop_entries: fde::Iter::new(fde::default_paths()).collect(),
             entries: Vec::new(),
             connection,
             tx,
@@ -111,13 +115,33 @@ impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> App<W> {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            let mut icon_name = Cow::Borrowed("application-x-executable");
+
+            if let Some(desktop_entry) = item.desktop_entry.strip_suffix(".desktop") {
+                for (_, path) in &self.desktop_entries {
+                    if let Some(name) = path.file_stem() {
+                        if desktop_entry == name {
+                            if let Ok(data) = fs::read_to_string(path) {
+                                if let Ok(entry) = fde::DesktopEntry::decode(path, &data) {
+                                    if let Some(icon) = entry.icon() {
+                                        icon_name = Cow::Owned(icon.to_owned());
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             send(
                 &mut self.tx,
                 PluginResponse::Append(PluginSearchResult {
                     id: id as u32,
                     name: item.name.clone(),
                     description: item.description.clone(),
-                    icon: Some(IconSource::Window(item.entity)),
+                    icon: Some(IconSource::Name(icon_name)),
                     window: Some(item.entity),
                     ..Default::default()
                 }),