diff --git a/torque.spec b/torque.spec
index f30add3..8bc96b2 100644
--- a/torque.spec
+++ b/torque.spec
@@ -474,6 +474,22 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/basl2c.1
 # fix permissions for some directories in /var/lib/torque
 chmod 755 `find %{buildroot}/var/lib/torque -type d`
 
+# Merge applications into one software center item
+%if %{build_gui}
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/appdata
+cat > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/appdata/xpbsmon.appdata.xml <<EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright 2014 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com> -->
+<component type="desktop">
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <id>xpbsmon.desktop</id>
+  <metadata>
+    <value key="X-Merge-With-Parent">xpbs.desktop</value>
+  </metadata>
+</component>
+EOF
+%endif
+
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
@@ -654,6 +670,7 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/xpbsmon
 %{_libdir}/xpbs
 %{_libdir}/xpbsmon
+%{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata.xml
 %{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 %{_datadir}/pixmaps/*.png
 %{_mandir}/man1/xpbs.1.*
@@ -796,6 +813,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 26 2015 Richard Hughes <rhughes@redhat.com> - 4.2.8-2
+- Add an AppData file for the software center
+
 * Tue Oct 14 2014 David Brown <david.brown@pnnl.gov> - 4.2.8-2
 - merged fedora latest into epel
 - This breaks old configs and should be treated carefully