diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6edb5bd1d..cfe7a1ee5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ config.log
 config.status
 config_windows.h
 configure
-desktop/aegisub.desktop
-desktop/aegisub.desktop.template
 git_version.h
 git_version.xml
+packages/desktop/aegisub.desktop
+packages/desktop/aegisub.desktop.template
 src/aegisub
 src/libresrc/bitmap.cpp
 src/libresrc/bitmap.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20f4f4e1a..028aa37c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include Makefile.inc
 
 SUBDIRS += \
+	packages/desktop \
 	vendor/luajit \
 	vendor/universalchardet \
 	vendor/luabins \
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ SUBDIRS += \
 	tools \
 	src \
 	automation \
-	desktop \
 	po
 
 all: ;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a109ac897..532c844cb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ DEFAULT_PLAYER_AUDIO=${DEFAULT_PLAYER_AUDIO:-NONE}
 ###############
 # Files that need substitution.
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
-desktop/aegisub.desktop.template
+packages/desktop/aegisub.desktop.template
 src/libresrc/default_config_platform.json
 tools/osx-bundle.sed
 Makefile.inc
diff --git a/desktop/16x16/apps/aegisub.png b/packages/desktop/16x16/apps/aegisub.png
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/16x16/apps/aegisub.png
rename to packages/desktop/16x16/apps/aegisub.png
diff --git a/desktop/22x22/apps/aegisub.png b/packages/desktop/22x22/apps/aegisub.png
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/22x22/apps/aegisub.png
rename to packages/desktop/22x22/apps/aegisub.png
diff --git a/desktop/24x24/apps/aegisub.png b/packages/desktop/24x24/apps/aegisub.png
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/24x24/apps/aegisub.png
rename to packages/desktop/24x24/apps/aegisub.png
diff --git a/desktop/32x32/apps/aegisub.png b/packages/desktop/32x32/apps/aegisub.png
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/32x32/apps/aegisub.png
rename to packages/desktop/32x32/apps/aegisub.png
diff --git a/desktop/48x48/apps/aegisub.png b/packages/desktop/48x48/apps/aegisub.png
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/48x48/apps/aegisub.png
rename to packages/desktop/48x48/apps/aegisub.png
diff --git a/desktop/64x64/apps/aegisub.png b/packages/desktop/64x64/apps/aegisub.png
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/64x64/apps/aegisub.png
rename to packages/desktop/64x64/apps/aegisub.png
diff --git a/desktop/Makefile b/packages/desktop/Makefile
similarity index 86%
rename from desktop/Makefile
rename to packages/desktop/Makefile
index 02d04fddc..e9e9e8b6d 100644
--- a/desktop/Makefile
+++ b/packages/desktop/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include ../Makefile.inc
+include ../../Makefile.inc
 
 applicationsdir = $(DESKTOP_DATADIR)/applications
 applications_DATA = aegisub.desktop
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ applications_DATA = aegisub.desktop
 iconsscalabledir = $(DESKTOP_DATADIR)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
 iconsscalable_DATA = scalable/aegisub.svg
 
-aegisub.desktop: aegisub.desktop.template ../po
-	intltool-merge --quiet --desktop-style ../po aegisub.desktop.template aegisub.desktop
+aegisub.desktop: aegisub.desktop.template ../../po
+	intltool-merge --quiet --desktop-style ../../po aegisub.desktop.template aegisub.desktop
 
 all: ;
 
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ install-icons:
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = aegisub.desktop
 
-include ../Makefile.target
+include ../../Makefile.target
diff --git a/desktop/aegisub.desktop.template.in b/packages/desktop/aegisub.desktop.template.in
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/aegisub.desktop.template.in
rename to packages/desktop/aegisub.desktop.template.in
diff --git a/desktop/scalable/apps/aegisub.svg b/packages/desktop/scalable/apps/aegisub.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from desktop/scalable/apps/aegisub.svg
rename to packages/desktop/scalable/apps/aegisub.svg