diff --git a/docs/src/linux.md b/docs/src/linux.md
index dc8403c64b6df9bd2741af3b3e6b7358e3a8e705..049f77be3d55ca95f89fde928c7a4fd273ecc035 100644
--- a/docs/src/linux.md
+++ b/docs/src/linux.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ln -sf ~/.local/zed.app/bin/zed ~/.local/bin/zed
 If you'd like integration with an XDG-compatible desktop environment, you will also need to install the `.desktop` file:
 
 ```sh
-cp ~/.local/zed.app/share/applications/zed.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/dev.zed.Zed.desktop
+install -D ~/.local/zed.app/share/applications/dev.zed.Zed.desktop -t ~/.local/share/applications
 sed -i "s|Icon=zed|Icon=$HOME/.local/zed.app/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/zed.png|g" ~/.local/share/applications/dev.zed.Zed.desktop
 sed -i "s|Exec=zed|Exec=$HOME/.local/zed.app/libexec/zed-editor|g" ~/.local/share/applications/dev.zed.Zed.desktop
 ```
diff --git a/script/bundle-linux b/script/bundle-linux
index 4f5c9f6e7eeb9875346d172dd8d0d2d5d0c2bd27..4e58ac315bd231fd4ae9208abbc15007abc30631 100755
--- a/script/bundle-linux
+++ b/script/bundle-linux
@@ -164,17 +164,21 @@ export APP_ICON="zed"
 export APP_ARGS="%U"
 if [[ "$channel" == "preview" ]]; then
   export APP_NAME="Zed Preview"
+  APP_ID="dev.zed.Zed-Preview"
 elif [[ "$channel" == "nightly" ]]; then
   export APP_NAME="Zed Nightly"
+  APP_ID="dev.zed.Zed-Nightly"
 elif [[ "$channel" == "dev" ]]; then
   export APP_NAME="Zed Devel"
+  APP_ID="dev.zed.Zed-Dev"
 else
   export APP_NAME="Zed"
+  APP_ID="dev.zed.Zed"
 fi
 
 mkdir -p "${zed_dir}/share/applications"
-envsubst < "crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in" > "${zed_dir}/share/applications/zed$suffix.desktop"
-chmod +x "${zed_dir}/share/applications/zed$suffix.desktop"
+envsubst < "crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in" > "${zed_dir}/share/applications/$APP_ID.desktop"
+chmod +x "${zed_dir}/share/applications/$APP_ID.desktop"
 
 # Copy generated licenses so they'll end up in archive too
 cp "assets/licenses.md" "${zed_dir}/licenses.md"
diff --git a/script/install.sh b/script/install.sh
index 1718b1d28284c80cf4d6eb26f6a433d0c2c6e35b..9c8df5aabf2a2b51adf4762e4210c8b70af3edc9 100755
--- a/script/install.sh
+++ b/script/install.sh
@@ -129,7 +129,13 @@ linux() {
 
     # Copy .desktop file
     desktop_file_path="$HOME/.local/share/applications/${appid}.desktop"
-    cp "$HOME/.local/zed$suffix.app/share/applications/zed$suffix.desktop" "${desktop_file_path}"
+    src_dir="$HOME/.local/zed$suffix.app/share/applications"
+    if [ -f "$src_dir/${appid}.desktop" ]; then
+        cp "$src_dir/${appid}.desktop" "${desktop_file_path}"
+    else
+        # Fallback for older tarballs
+        cp "$src_dir/zed$suffix.desktop" "${desktop_file_path}"
+    fi
     sed -i "s|Icon=zed|Icon=$HOME/.local/zed$suffix.app/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/zed.png|g" "${desktop_file_path}"
     sed -i "s|Exec=zed|Exec=$HOME/.local/zed$suffix.app/bin/zed|g" "${desktop_file_path}"
 }