diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e73b17c579..6b0a4cfa2f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,5 +163,6 @@ install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x256.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATARO
 install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_flag.svg" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps" RENAME "openrct2.svg")
 install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
 install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-savegame.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
+install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-scenario.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
 install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-mimeinfo.xml" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/mime/packages/" RENAME "openrct2.xml")
 install(DIRECTORY "distribution/man/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man6" FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.6")
diff --git a/distribution/linux/openrct2-mimeinfo.xml b/distribution/linux/openrct2-mimeinfo.xml
index 0b877fc312..39ad5f4715 100644
--- a/distribution/linux/openrct2-mimeinfo.xml
+++ b/distribution/linux/openrct2-mimeinfo.xml
@@ -9,4 +9,12 @@
     <glob weight="60" pattern="*.sv4"/>
   </mime-type>
 
+  <mime-type type="application/x-openrct2-scenario">
+    <icon name="openrct2" />
+    <generic-icon name="applications-games"/>
+    <comment>OpenRCT2 Scenario</comment>
+    <glob weight="60" pattern="*.sc6"/>
+    <glob weight="60" pattern="*.sc4"/>
+  </mime-type>
+
 </mime-info>
diff --git a/distribution/linux/openrct2-scenario.desktop b/distribution/linux/openrct2-scenario.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4536557423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distribution/linux/openrct2-scenario.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-1.0.html
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Version=1.0
+Exec=openrct2 %f
+Icon=openrct2
+Name=OpenRCT2
+Terminal=false
+NoDisplay=true
+MimeType=application/x-openrct2-scenario;