diff --git a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop
index 7920e63fd7..fe3aa1ace4 100644
--- a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop
+++ b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ Icon=zed
 Categories=TextEditor;Development;IDE;
 Keywords=zed;
 MimeType=text/plain;inode/directory;
+StartupWMClass=dev.zed.Zed