diff --git a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
index d629013ec82a12f4ed7494060349bf6a3f2a64bc..59eae4d0172a810fbf75e6cf6a7a345c43c5673a 100644
--- a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
+++ b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ GenericName=Text Editor
 Comment=A high-performance, multiplayer code editor.
 TryExec=$APP_CLI
 StartupNotify=$DO_STARTUP_NOTIFY
-StartupWMClass=$APP_ID
 Exec=$APP_CLI $APP_ARGS
 Icon=$APP_ICON
 Categories=Utility;TextEditor;Development;IDE;
 Keywords=zed;
 MimeType=text/plain;inode/directory;
+
+[Desktop Action NewWorkspace]
+Exec=$APP_CLI --new $APP_ARGS
+Name=Open a new workspace
diff --git a/script/bundle-linux b/script/bundle-linux
index cc4ce9fa1bdfa36b1d802c4ab7e6eab16d34fe2c..cd83d3413c645f770f01ea92d0bd9d69ec215198 100755
--- a/script/bundle-linux
+++ b/script/bundle-linux
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ cp "crates/zed/resources/app-icon$suffix@2x.png" "${zed_dir}/share/icons/hicolor
 export DO_STARTUP_NOTIFY="true"
 export APP_CLI="zed"
 export APP_ICON="zed"
+export APP_ARGS="%U"
 if [[ "$channel" == "preview" ]]; then
   export APP_NAME="Zed Preview"
 elif [[ "$channel" == "nightly" ]]; then