diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fedcd27..7da7f86 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ install-desktop:
 	install -m 0644 ./bombadillo.desktop ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/applications
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/pixmaps
 	install -m 0644 ./bombadillo-icon.png ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/pixmaps
+	xdg-mime default bombadillo.desktop x-scheme-handler/gopher
+	xdg-mime default bombadillo.desktop x-scheme-handler/gemini
+	xdg-mime default bombadillo.desktop x-scheme-handler/finger
 
 .PHONY: install-bin
 install-bin: build
diff --git a/bombadillo.desktop b/bombadillo.desktop
index 6300fe7..80b5c21 100644
--- a/bombadillo.desktop
+++ b/bombadillo.desktop
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ GenericName=Non-Web Browser
 Comment=View gopher, gemini, finger, telnet, http(s) sites over the internet
 Terminal=true
 Categories=Network;Application;WebBrowser;ConsoleOnly;
-Exec=bombadillo
+Exec=bombadillo %U
 Icon=bombadillo-icon
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/gopher;x-scheme-handler/gemini;x-scheme-handler/finger;