diff --git a/clients/linux/src/cli.rs b/clients/linux/src/cli.rs
index 89889fa5..7eea44d1 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/cli.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/cli.rs
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ pub fn run_shot(ctx: &ShotCtx, scene: &str) {
                 "00aabbccddeeff112233445566778899a0b1c2d3e4f5061728394a5b6c7d8e9f",
             )));
         }
+        "about" | "08-about" => {
+            crate::ui_settings::show_about(&ctx.window);
+        }
         "settings" | "03-settings" => {
             // Mock devices so the shot shows the probe-dependent pickers populated.
             let dev = |name: &str, description: &str| pf_client_core::audio::AudioDevice {
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/ui_settings.rs b/clients/linux/src/ui_settings.rs
index eae3d5d9..759e3c06 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/ui_settings.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/ui_settings.rs
@@ -707,6 +707,10 @@ const THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES: &str = include_str!("../../../THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
 pub fn show_about(parent: &impl IsA<gtk::Widget>) {
     let about = adw::AboutDialog::builder()
         .application_name("Punktfunk")
+        // The app's own icon, by the id the desktop entry and the icon theme both use. It
+        // resolves from the installed hicolor icon; an uninstalled dev run simply shows the
+        // generic fallback rather than nothing.
+        .application_icon(crate::app::APP_ID)
         .developer_name("unom")
         .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
         .website("https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk")
diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
index 45a3a8cb..3987e917 100644
--- a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ package_punktfunk-client() {
   install -Dm0755 "$T/punktfunk-session" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/punktfunk-session"
   # The headless CLI (design/client-architecture-split.md §4).
   install -Dm0755 "$T/punktfunk" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/punktfunk"
+  # The app icon the desktop entry (and the About dialog) name.
+  install -Dm0644 "$R/packaging/linux/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg" \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg"
   install -Dm0644 "$R/packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop" \
     "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop"
   # DualSense hidraw access (full pad fidelity through SDL's HIDAPI driver).
diff --git a/packaging/debian/build-client-deb.sh b/packaging/debian/build-client-deb.sh
index aab5129a..1c911b84 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/build-client-deb.sh
+++ b/packaging/debian/build-client-deb.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ install -Dm0755 "$SESSION_BIN"                           "$STAGE/usr/bin/punktfu
 install -Dm0755 "$CLI_BIN"                               "$STAGE/usr/bin/punktfunk"
 install -Dm0644 packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop \
                 "$STAGE/usr/share/applications/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop"
+# The app icon the desktop entry (and the About dialog) name. Without it the launcher falls
+# back to a generic monitor glyph, which is what shipped until now.
+install -Dm0644 packaging/linux/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg \
+                "$STAGE/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg"
 # DualSense hidraw access (full pad fidelity through SDL's HIDAPI driver).
 install -Dm0644 scripts/70-punktfunk-client.rules \
                 "$STAGE/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-punktfunk-client.rules"
diff --git a/packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.yml b/packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.yml
index 050deae5..3d5b75ed 100644
--- a/packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.yml
+++ b/packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.yml
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ modules:
       - install -Dm0644 packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.metainfo.xml
           ${FLATPAK_DEST}/share/metainfo/io.unom.Punktfunk.metainfo.xml
       # Scalable icon named for the app id (GNOME runtime renders SVG via librsvg).
-      - install -Dm0644 packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
+      # One icon source for every Linux packaging (it used to live under packaging/flatpak,
+      # which is why the deb/rpm/arch entries shipped a stock `video-display` instead).
+      - install -Dm0644 packaging/linux/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
           ${FLATPAK_DEST}/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
     sources:
       # The repo checkout. For a Flathub/published build, replace with a pinned git source:
diff --git a/packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg b/packaging/linux/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from packaging/flatpak/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
rename to packaging/linux/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
diff --git a/packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop b/packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop
index eac86d1a..6ef2073b 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop
+++ b/packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Type=Application
 Name=Punktfunk
 Comment=Stream a remote punktfunk host
 Exec=punktfunk-client %u
-Icon=video-display
+Icon=io.unom.Punktfunk
 Terminal=false
 Categories=Network;Game;
 Keywords=streaming;remote;game;moonlight;
diff --git a/packaging/nix/packages.nix b/packaging/nix/packages.nix
index f8f0e74e..a5acdbdd 100644
--- a/packaging/nix/packages.nix
+++ b/packaging/nix/packages.nix
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ in
         # hidraw access for the seated user's DualSense (SDL HIDAPI full-fidelity path).
         install -Dm0644 scripts/70-punktfunk-client.rules "$out/lib/udev/rules.d/70-punktfunk-client.rules"
 
+        # The app icon the desktop entry (and the About dialog) name.
+        install -Dm0644 packaging/linux/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg \
+          "$out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg"
+
         # Desktop launcher — point Exec at the store binary (wrapped below).
         install -Dm0644 packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop \
           "$out/share/applications/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop"
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/punktfunk.spec b/packaging/rpm/punktfunk.spec
index b95eb7ff..b0d7aa4a 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/punktfunk.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/punktfunk.spec
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ install -Dm0755 target/release/punktfunk-session %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/punktfun
 install -Dm0755 target/release/punktfunk %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/punktfunk
 install -Dm0644 packaging/linux/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop \
                 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop
+# The app icon the desktop entry (and the About dialog) name. Without it the launcher falls
+# back to a generic monitor glyph, which is what shipped until now.
+install -Dm0644 packaging/linux/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg \
+                %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
 # DualSense hidraw access (full pad fidelity through SDL's HIDAPI driver).
 install -Dm0644 scripts/70-punktfunk-client.rules \
                 %{buildroot}%{_udevrulesdir}/70-punktfunk-client.rules
@@ -447,6 +451,7 @@ install -Dm0644 scripts/punktfunk-scripting.service %{buildroot}%{_userunitdir}/
 %{_bindir}/punktfunk-client
 %{_bindir}/punktfunk-session
 %{_datadir}/applications/io.unom.Punktfunk.desktop
+%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/io.unom.Punktfunk.svg
 %{_udevrulesdir}/70-punktfunk-client.rules
 %{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/99-punktfunk-client-net.conf