diff --git a/crates/radicle-tauri/main.desktop b/crates/radicle-tauri/main.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f0024e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/radicle-tauri/main.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{{!--
+  Custom .desktop template for Linux bundles, referenced from
+  tauri.linux.conf.json (bundle.linux.deb.desktopTemplate).
+
+  On Linux, Tauri derives the package name (deb/rpm) from `productName`, with
+  no way to set the two independently (https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/13999,
+  still open). We override `productName` to "radicle-desktop" in
+  tauri.linux.conf.json so the package and its artifacts are named
+  "radicle-desktop" (the Arch PKGBUILD also globs on that name). The cost is
+  that the launcher/menu entry would otherwise read "radicle-desktop" too.
+
+  This template is Tauri's built-in default with a single change: `Name` is
+  hardcoded to "Radicle" instead of `{{name}}`, so the app shows as "Radicle"
+  in the desktop environment while the package stays "radicle-desktop". Keep
+  every other line in sync with Tauri's default template on major upgrades.
+--}}
+[Desktop Entry]
+Categories={{categories}}
+{{#if comment}}
+Comment={{comment}}
+{{/if}}
+Exec={{exec}}
+Icon={{icon}}
+Name=Radicle
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
diff --git a/crates/radicle-tauri/tauri.linux.conf.json b/crates/radicle-tauri/tauri.linux.conf.json
index 59c2b6751..10d2074d8 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-tauri/tauri.linux.conf.json
+++ b/crates/radicle-tauri/tauri.linux.conf.json
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "productName": "radicle-desktop"
+  "productName": "radicle-desktop",
+  "bundle": {
+    "linux": {
+      "deb": {
+        "desktopTemplate": "main.desktop"
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }