diff --git a/www-client/zen-bin/files/desktop_options b/www-client/zen-bin/files/desktop_options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94faefcff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www-client/zen-bin/files/desktop_options
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
+StartupWMClass=zen
+Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;
+Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profilemanager;
+
+[Desktop Action new-window]
+Name=Open a New Window
+Exec=/usr/bin/zen %u
+
+[Desktop Action new-private-window]
+Name=Open a New Private Window
+Exec=/usr/bin/zen --private-window %u
+
+[Desktop Action profilemanager]
+Name=Open the Profile Manager
+Exec=/usr/bin/zen --ProfileManager %u
diff --git a/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.1b.ebuild b/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.1b.ebuild
index b586c28399..c6783ee2e0 100644
--- a/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.1b.ebuild
+++ b/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.1b.ebuild
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ src_install() {
 		newicon -s ${size} "browser/chrome/icons/default/default${size}.png" zen.png
 	done
 	#create desktop file
-	make_desktop_entry "/usr/bin/zen" "Zen" zen "Network;WebBrowser"
+	make_desktop_entry "/usr/bin/zen" "Zen" zen "Network;WebBrowser" "$(cat ${FILESDIR}/desktop_options)"
 	#handle permissions of destdir files
 	fperms 0755 "${destdir}"/{zen-bin,updater,glxtest,vaapitest}
 	fperms 0750 "${destdir}"/pingsender
diff --git a/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.2b.ebuild b/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.2b.ebuild
index b586c28399..c6783ee2e0 100644
--- a/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.2b.ebuild
+++ b/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17.2b.ebuild
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ src_install() {
 		newicon -s ${size} "browser/chrome/icons/default/default${size}.png" zen.png
 	done
 	#create desktop file
-	make_desktop_entry "/usr/bin/zen" "Zen" zen "Network;WebBrowser"
+	make_desktop_entry "/usr/bin/zen" "Zen" zen "Network;WebBrowser" "$(cat ${FILESDIR}/desktop_options)"
 	#handle permissions of destdir files
 	fperms 0755 "${destdir}"/{zen-bin,updater,glxtest,vaapitest}
 	fperms 0750 "${destdir}"/pingsender
diff --git a/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17b.ebuild b/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17b.ebuild
index b586c28399..c6783ee2e0 100644
--- a/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17b.ebuild
+++ b/www-client/zen-bin/zen-bin-1.17b.ebuild
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ src_install() {
 		newicon -s ${size} "browser/chrome/icons/default/default${size}.png" zen.png
 	done
 	#create desktop file
-	make_desktop_entry "/usr/bin/zen" "Zen" zen "Network;WebBrowser"
+	make_desktop_entry "/usr/bin/zen" "Zen" zen "Network;WebBrowser" "$(cat ${FILESDIR}/desktop_options)"
 	#handle permissions of destdir files
 	fperms 0755 "${destdir}"/{zen-bin,updater,glxtest,vaapitest}
 	fperms 0750 "${destdir}"/pingsender