diff --git a/ibus-libpinyin.spec b/ibus-libpinyin.spec
index 9810d74..32b5302 100644
--- a/ibus-libpinyin.spec
+++ b/ibus-libpinyin.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:       ibus-libpinyin
 Version:    1.7.1
-Release:    1%{?dist}
+Release:    2%{?dist}
 Summary:    Intelligent Pinyin engine based on libpinyin for IBus
 License:    GPLv2+
 Group:      System Environment/Libraries
@@ -60,6 +60,43 @@ desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/ibus-setup-libbopo
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT INSTALL="install -p"
 
+# Register as an AppStream component to be visible in the software center
+#
+# NOTE: It would be *awesome* if this file was maintained by the upstream
+# project, translated and installed into the right place during `make install`.
+#
+# See http://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/ for more details.
+#
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/appdata
+cat > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/appdata/libpinyin.appdata.xml <<EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component type="inputmethod">
+  <id>libpinyin.xml</id>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <name>Pinyin</name>
+  <summary>Chinese Pinyin and Zhuyin input method</summary>
+  <description>
+    <p>
+      The Pinyin input method is designed for entering Chinese text by
+      using Pinyin or Zhuyin.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Input methods are typing systems allowing users to input complex languages.
+      They are necessary because these contain too many characters to simply be laid
+      out on a traditional keyboard.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+  <url type="homepage">https://github.com/libpinyin/ibus-libpinyin</url>
+  <compulsory_for_desktop>GNOME</compulsory_for_desktop>
+  <project_group>GNOME</project_group>
+  <developer_name>The GNOME Project</developer_name>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://code.google.com/p/ibus/issues/list</url>
+  <url type="donation">http://www.gnome.org/friends/</url>
+  <url type="help">https://code.google.com/p/ibus/wiki/FAQ</url>
+  <update_contact><!-- upstream-contact_at_email.com --></update_contact>
+</component>
+EOF
+
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 %post
@@ -72,6 +109,7 @@ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT INSTALL="install -p"
 
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING README
+%{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata.xml
 %{_datadir}/applications/ibus-setup-libpinyin.desktop
 %{_datadir}/applications/ibus-setup-libbopomofo.desktop
 %{_libexecdir}/ibus-engine-libpinyin
@@ -88,6 +126,9 @@ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT INSTALL="install -p"
 %{_datadir}/ibus/component/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 25 2015 Richard Hughes <rhughes@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-2
+- Register as an AppStream component.
+
 * Wed Mar 25 2015 Peng Wu <pwu@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-1
 - Update 1.7.1