diff --git a/electrum.appdata.xml b/electrum.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d70232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electrum.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright 2016 Jonny Heggheim <jonnyheggheim@sigaint.org> -->
+<component type="desktop">
+  <id>electrum.desktop</id>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>MIT and BSD</project_license>
+  <name>Electrum</name>
+  <summary>A lightweight Bitcoin Client</summary>
+  <description>
+    <p>
+	    Electrum is an easy to use Bitcoin client. It protects you from losing
+	    coins in a backup mistake or computer failure, because your wallet can
+	    be recovered from a secret phrase that you can write on paper or learn
+	    by heart. There is no waiting time when you start the client, because
+	    it does not download the Bitcoin block chain.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/06-main-empty.png</image>
+      <caption>Main window on after the wizard is done</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/01-install-wizard-connect-to-sever.png</image>
+      <caption>Install wizard connect to server</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/02-install-wizard-wallet-type.png</image>
+      <caption>Install wizard wallet type</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/03-install-wizard-keystore.png</image>
+      <caption>Install wizard keystore</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/04-install-wizard-generation-seed.png</image>
+      <caption>Install wizard generation seed</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/05-install-wizard-password.png</image>
+      <caption>Install wizard password</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/07-receive.png</image>
+      <caption>Receive bitcoin</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/10-send-freedom-fund.png</image>
+      <caption>Send bitcoin</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/11-url-integration.png</image>
+      <caption>URL integration</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+    <screenshot>
+      <image>https://jonny.fedorapeople.org/electrum-2.7.12-screenshot-gnome/13-main-many-transactions.png</image>
+      <caption>Main window after several transactions</caption>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+
+  <url type="homepage">https://electrum.org/</url>
+  <update_contact>jonnyheggheim_at_sigaint.org</update_contact>
+</component>
diff --git a/electrum.spec b/electrum.spec
index 927fd48..a9c56aa 100644
--- a/electrum.spec
+++ b/electrum.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 Name:           electrum
 Version:        2.7.12
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        A lightweight Bitcoin Client
 
 License:        MIT and BSD
 URL:            https://electrum.org/
 Source0:        https://download.electrum.org/%{version}/Electrum-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source1:        electrum.appdata.xml
 Patch0:         zbar-installation-instructions.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ BuildRequires:  PyQt4-devel
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 
+BuildRequires:  libappstream-glib
+
 Requires:       python2
 Requires:       python-ecdsa
 Requires:       python-slowaes
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o gui/qt/icons_rc.py
 
 %install
 %{py2_install}
+install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/appdata/%{name}.appdata.xml
 
 # Remove shebang lines from .py files that aren't executable, and
 # remove executability from .py files that don't have a shebang line:
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ desktop-file-install                                    \
 
 %find_lang %{name}
 
+%check
+appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata.xml
+
 %post
 /usr/bin/update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
 
@@ -82,11 +89,15 @@ desktop-file-install                                    \
 %doc PKG-INFO
 %license LICENCE
 %{_bindir}/electrum
-%{_datadir}/pixmaps/electrum.png
-%{_datadir}/applications/electrum.desktop
+%{_datadir}/pixmaps/%{name}.png
+%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop
+%{_datadir}/appdata/%{name}.appdata.xml
 %{python2_sitelib}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 29 2016 Jonny Heggheim <jonnyheggheim@sigaint.org> - 2.7.12-5
+- Include appdata.xml file
+
 * Fri Nov 18 2016 Jonny Heggheim <jonnyheggheim@sigaint.org> - 2.7.12-4
 - Updated license to MIT and BSD