diff --git a/files/element.desktop b/files/element.desktop
--- a/files/element.desktop
+++ b/files/element.desktop
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=GTK;Network;
-Icon=element
+Icon=element-desktop
 StartupWMClass=element
 MimeType=x-scheme-handler/riot;x-scheme-handler/element;
diff --git a/package.yml b/package.yml
--- a/package.yml
+++ b/package.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name       : element
 version    : 1.7.14
-release    : 78
+release    : 79
 homepage   : https://element.io/
 source     :
     - git|https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop.git : v1.7.14
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
     # Install Icons
     for icon_size in 16 24 48 64 96 128 256 512
     do
-        install -Dm00644 build/icons/${icon_size}x${icon_size}.png $installdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${icon_size}x${icon_size}/apps/element.png
+        install -Dm00644 build/icons/${icon_size}x${icon_size}.png $installdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${icon_size}x${icon_size}/apps/element-desktop.png
+        # Symlink for existing .desktop files
+        ln -s element-desktop.png $installdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${icon_size}x${icon_size}/apps/element.png
     done
 
     # Desktop File
diff --git a/pspec_x86_64.xml b/pspec_x86_64.xml
--- a/pspec_x86_64.xml
+++ b/pspec_x86_64.xml
@@ -485,13 +485,21 @@
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/element/swiftshader/libGLESv2.so</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/element/v8_context_snapshot.bin</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/element/vk_swiftshader_icd.json</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/element.png</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/element.png</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/element.png</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/element.png</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/element.png</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/element.png</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/element.png</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps/element-desktop.png</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps/element.png</Path>
         </Files>
         <Replaces>
@@ -499,8 +507,8 @@
         </Replaces>
     </Package>
     <History>
-        <Update release="78">
-            <Date>2020-11-26</Date>
+        <Update release="79">
+            <Date>2020-12-05</Date>
             <Version>1.7.14</Version>
             <Comment>Packaging update</Comment>
             <Name>Silke Hofstra</Name>