diff --git a/desktop/Makefile.am b/desktop/Makefile.am
index d3270809cb..04e432d0ba 100644
--- a/desktop/Makefile.am
+++ b/desktop/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ desktop_in_files = gimp.desktop.in.in
 desktop_files = $(desktop_in_files:.desktop.in.in=.desktop)
 
 appdata_in_files = gimp.appdata.xml.in
-appdata_files = $(appdata_in_files:.appdata.xml.in=.appdata.xml)
+appdata_files = \
+	$(appdata_in_files:.appdata.xml.in=.appdata.xml) \
+	gimp-data-extras.metainfo.xml
 
 if DESKTOP_DATADIR
 
diff --git a/desktop/gimp-data-extras.metainfo.xml b/desktop/gimp-data-extras.metainfo.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a741340d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/gimp-data-extras.metainfo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright 2015 Jiri Eischmann <eischmann@redhat.com> 
+-->
+<component type="addon">
+<id>gimp-data-extras</id>
+<extends>gimp.desktop</extends>
+<name>Extra files for GIMP</name>
+<summary>Patterns, gradients, and other extra files for GIMP</summary>
+<url type="homepage">http://www.gimp.org/</url>
+<url type="bugtracker">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GIMP</url>
+<metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+<project_license>GPL-3.0+</project_license>
+<updatecontact>alexandre.prokoudine@gmail.com</updatecontact>
+​</component>
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