--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/org.gnuradio.gnuradio.metainfo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -->
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <id>org.gnuradio.gnuradio</id>
+  <metadata_license>FSFAP</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-3.0+</project_license>
+  <name>GNU Radio</name>
+  <summary>
+    Development toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to
+    implement software radios.
+  </summary>
+
+  <description>
+    <p>
+      GNU Radio is a free and open-source software development
+      toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to implement software
+      radios. It can be used with readily-available low-cost external RF
+      hardware to create software-defined radios, or without hardware in a
+      simulation-like environment. It is widely used in hobbyist, academic
+      and commercial environments to support both wireless communications
+      research and real-world radio systems.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      The GNU Radio Companion (GRC), GNU Radio's graphical tool, was
+      created to simplify the use of GNU Radio by allowing us to create
+      python files graphically as opposed to creating them in code alone.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">org.gnuradio.gnuradio-grc.desktop</launchable>
+
+  <url type="homepage">https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/Main_Page</url>
+  <project_group>GNU Radio</project_group>
+
+  <provides>
+    <binary>gnuradio-companion</binary>
+  </provides>
+
+  <releases>
+    <release version="3.8.2.0" date="2020-08-21">
+      <description>
+        <p>Many small fixes and example updates.</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
+  </releases>
+</component>
--- a/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright 2011,2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Radio
 #
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
 find_package(Sphinx)
 
 ########################################################################
+# Distribute the Appstream metadata file
+########################################################################
+install(
+    FILES org.gnuradio.gnuradio.metainfo.xml
+    DESTINATION /usr/share/metainfo/
+)
+
+########################################################################
 # Register component
 ########################################################################
 include(GrComponent)
