diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
index 2640254ca601..ec0b3f2be97b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
@@ -1159,6 +1159,8 @@ action.WelcomeScreen.Configure.Template_Project_Structure.text=Template Project
 action.WelcomeScreen.Configure.Template_Project_Structure.description=Configure template structure for all new projects
 action.WelcomeScreen.Configure.Import.text=Import Settings
 action.WelcomeScreen.Configure.Export.text=Export Settings
+action.WelcomeScreen.Configure.DesktopEntry.text=Create Desktop Entry
+action.WelcomeScreen.Configure.DesktopEntry.description=Create a desktop entry for integration with system application menu
 
 action.CommittedChanges.Revert.text=Revert Changes
 action.CommittedChanges.Revert.description=Apply the reverse of the selected changes to the working copy
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/PlatformActions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/PlatformActions.xml
index 83e1e0ae2815..e9ab61479064 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/PlatformActions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/PlatformActions.xml
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@
 
       <action id="WelcomeScreen.Configure.Import" class="com.intellij.ide.actions.ImportSettingsAction" icon="AllIcons.General.ImportSettings"/>
       <action id="WelcomeScreen.Configure.Export" class="com.intellij.ide.actions.ExportSettingsAction" icon="AllIcons.General.ExportSettings"/>
+
+      <action id="WelcomeScreen.Configure.DesktopEntry" class="com.intellij.ide.actions.CreateDesktopEntryAction" icon="AllIcons.General.ImportProject"/>
     </group>
 
     <group id="FileChooser">