diff --git a/appvm/qubes_core_appvm b/appvm/qubes_core_appvm
index 32c0833..97229a5 100755
--- a/appvm/qubes_core_appvm
+++ b/appvm/qubes_core_appvm
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ start()
 	MEMINFO_DELAY_USEC=100000
 	/usr/lib/qubes/meminfo-writer $MEM_CHANGE_THRESHOLD_KB $MEMINFO_DELAY_USEC &
 
+	if ! [ -f /home/user/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/qvm-* ] ; then
+		echo "Creating symlinks for nautilus actions..."
+		su user -c 'mkdir -p /home/user/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts'
+		su user -c 'ln -s /usr/lib/qubes/qvm-copy-to-vm2.gnome /home/user/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/"Copy to other AppVM"'
+		su user -c 'ln -s /usr/bin/qvm-open-in-dvm2 /home/user/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/"Open in DisposableVM"'
+	fi
+
 	success
 	echo ""
 	return 0