diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/builder.sh
index e9efbe068298..2d1b0cc96482 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/builder.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ installPhase() {
     done
     # substitute pwd as late as possible so that the md5 checkusm check of opera passes
     sed -i 's=/bin/pwd=pwd=' $out/bin/opera
+
+    ensureDir $out/share/applications
+    cp $desktopItem/share/applications/* $out/share/applications
+
 }
 
 genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
index 549551c2fa1a..bb35e878f9d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/opera/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, qt, zlib, libX11, libXext, libSM, libICE, libstdcpp5, glibc
-, motif ? null, libXt ? null}:
+, motif ? null, libXt ? null
+, makeDesktopItem
+}:
 
 assert motif != null -> libXt != null;
 
@@ -20,13 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         sha256 = "0ryza8wrqhlcs9hs3vs38ig3pjwifymxi8jsx83kvxg963p2k825";
       } else if (stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux") then
       fetchurl {
-        url = http://snapshot.opera.com/unix/snapshot-1754/x86_64-linux/opera-9.50-20080110.2-shared-qt.x86_64-1754.tar.bz2;
-        sha256 = "08y1ajjncdvbhvcq2izmpgc4fi37bwn43zsw7rz41jf8qhvb5ywv";
-        #url = ftp://ftp.task.gda.pl/pub/opera/linux/950b/final/en/x86_64/opera-9.50-20071024.2-shared-qt.x86_64-1643.tar.bz2;
-        #sha256 = "1gv1r18ar3vz1l24nf8qixjlba1yb5d3xvg3by41i4dy0vlznqn6";
-        #name = opera-9.25-20071214.6-shared-qt.i386-en.tar.gz;
-        #url = http://www.opera.com/download/get.pl?id=30462&location=225&nothanks=yes&sub=marine;
-        #sha256 = "1wnc1s4r5gz73mxs8pgsi9a1msz7x8a8pb1ykb1xgdfn21h69p2p";
+        url = http://mirror.liteserver.nl/pub/opera/linux/964/final/en/x86_64/opera-9.64.gcc4-shared-qt3.x86_64.tar.gz ;
+        sha256 = "1zmj8lr1mx3d98adyd93kw2ldxxb13wzi6xzlgmb3dr4pn9j85n2";
       } else throw "unsupported platform ${stdenv.system} (only i686-linux and x86_64 linux supported yet)";
 
   dontStrip = 1;
@@ -36,6 +33,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     [glibc qt motif zlib libX11 libXt libXext libSM libICE libstdcpp5]
     ++ (if motif != null then [motif ] else []);
 
+  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "Opera";
+    exec = "opera";
+    icon = "opera";
+    comment = "Opera Web Browser";
+    desktopName = "Opera";
+    genericName = "Web Browser";
+    categories = "Application;Network;";
+  };
+
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.opera.com;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ea1362bc65ce..b31d4811a6e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6570,7 +6570,7 @@ let
   };
 
   opera = import ../applications/networking/browsers/opera {
-    inherit fetchurl zlib glibc stdenv;
+    inherit fetchurl zlib glibc stdenv makeDesktopItem;
 # stdenv = overrideGCC stdenv gcc40;
     inherit (xlibs) libX11 libSM libICE libXt libXext;
     #33motif = lesstif;