diff --git a/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop b/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop
index a1deb319f..cf3ee0422 100644
--- a/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop
+++ b/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Type=Application
 Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
 Exec=qutebrowser %u
 Terminal=false
-StartupNotify=false
+StartupNotify=true
 MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/qute;
 Keywords=Browser
 Actions=new-window;preferences;