diff --git a/src/tiled/tiled.pro b/src/tiled/tiled.pro
index ffcf76f196..511e511b14 100644
--- a/src/tiled/tiled.pro
+++ b/src/tiled/tiled.pro
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ desktopfile.path = $${PREFIX}/share/applications/
 desktopfile.files += ../../tiled.desktop
 INSTALLS += desktopfile
 
+appdatafile.path = $${PREFIX}/share/metainfo/
+appdatafile.files += ../../tiled.appdata.xml
+INSTALLS += appdatafile
+
 manpage.path = $${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/
 manpage.files += ../../man/tiled.1
 INSTALLS += manpage
diff --git a/src/tiled/tiled.qbs b/src/tiled/tiled.qbs
index bdcf8149f1..66ab59ea63 100644
--- a/src/tiled/tiled.qbs
+++ b/src/tiled/tiled.qbs
@@ -487,6 +487,14 @@ QtGuiApplication {
         files: [ "../../tiled.desktop" ]
     }
 
+    Group {
+        name: "AppData file (Linux)"
+        condition: qbs.targetOS.contains("linux")
+        qbs.install: true
+        qbs.installDir: "share/metainfo"
+        files: [ "../../tiled.appdata.xml" ]
+    }
+
     Group {
         name: "Thumbnailer (Linux)"
         condition: qbs.targetOS.contains("linux")