diff --git a/lib/xdg/telegramdesktop.desktop b/lib/xdg/telegramdesktop.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Version=1.0
+Name=Telegram Desktop
+Comment=Official desktop version of Telegram messaging app
+Exec=/usr/bin/telegram-desktop -- %u
+Icon=telegram-desktop
+Terminal=false
+StartupWMClass=Telegram
+Type=Application
+Categories=Network;
+MimeType=application/x-xdg-protocol-tg;x-scheme-handler/tg;
diff --git a/lib/xdg/tg.protocol b/lib/xdg/tg.protocol
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+[Protocol]
+exec=/usr/bin/telegram-desktop -- %u
+protocol=tg
+input=none
+output=none
+helper=true
+listing=false
+reading=false
+writing=false
+makedir=false
+deleting=false