diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1af2899..02be08f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ SBINDIR ?= /usr/sbin
 LIBDIR ?= /usr/lib
 SYSLIBDIR ?= /lib
 
+PYTHON = /usr/bin/python2
+PYTHON_SITEARCH = `python2 -c 'import distutils.sysconfig; print distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(1)'`
+
 # This makefile uses some bash-isms, make uses /bin/sh by default.
 SHELL = /bin/bash
 
@@ -201,6 +204,13 @@ install-common:
 
 	install -D -m 0755 misc/qubes-desktop-run $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/qubes-desktop-run
 
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(PYTHON_SITEARCH)/qubes/
+ifeq (1,${DEBIANBUILD})
+	install -m 0644 misc/xdg.py $(DESTDIR)/$(PYTHON_SITEARCH)/qubes/
+else
+	install -m 0644 misc/xdg.py* $(DESTDIR)/$(PYTHON_SITEARCH)/qubes/
+endif
+
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/mnt/removable
 
 	install -D -m 0644 misc/xorg-preload-apps.conf $(DESTDIR)/etc/X11/xorg-preload-apps.conf
diff --git a/misc/qubes-desktop-run b/misc/qubes-desktop-run
index 6580060..eb79c93 100755
--- a/misc/qubes-desktop-run
+++ b/misc/qubes-desktop-run
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-from gi.repository import Gio
+from qubes.xdg import launch
 import sys
-import dbus
 
-def main(myname, desktop, *files):
-    launcher = Gio.DesktopAppInfo.new_from_filename(desktop)
-    activatable = launcher.get_boolean('DBusActivatable')
-    if activatable:
-        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-        service_id = launcher.get_id()
-        # cut the .desktop suffix
-        service_id = service_id[:-8]
-        bus.start_service_by_name(service_id)
-    launcher.launch(files, None)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main(*sys.argv)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    launch(*sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/misc/xdg.py b/misc/xdg.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c070077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/xdg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+from gi.repository import Gio
+import sys
+import dbus
+
+def launch(desktop, *files):
+    launcher = Gio.DesktopAppInfo.new_from_filename(desktop)
+    activatable = launcher.get_boolean('DBusActivatable')
+    if activatable:
+        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+        service_id = launcher.get_id()
+        # cut the .desktop suffix
+        service_id = service_id[:-8]
+        bus.start_service_by_name(service_id)
+    launcher.launch(files, None)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    launch(*sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
index 21a968f..8428ba5 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ rm -f %{name}-%{version}
 /usr/lib/qubes/close-window
 /usr/lib/qubes/qubes-trigger-desktop-file-install
 /usr/lib/yum-plugins/yum-qubes-hooks.py*
+/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/xdg.py*
 /usr/sbin/qubes-firewall
 /usr/sbin/qubes-netwatcher
 /usr/share/qubes/serial.conf