diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/de/decent-sampler/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/de/decent-sampler/package.nix
index 449a589c9086..fdc728667220 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/de/decent-sampler/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/de/decent-sampler/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchzip
+, fetchurl
+, makeDesktopItem
+, copyDesktopItems
 , buildFHSEnv
 , alsa-lib
 , freetype
@@ -10,22 +13,43 @@
 
 let
   pname = "decent-sampler";
-  version = "1.9.4";
+  version = "1.10.0";
+
+  icon = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://archive.org/download/ds-256/DS256.png";
+    hash = "sha256-SV8zY5QJ6uRSrLuGTmT1zwGoIIXCV9GD2ZNiqK+i1Bc=";
+  };
 
   decent-sampler = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     inherit pname version;
 
     src = fetchzip {
-      # dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwyry6xpy5uut07/AABBJ84bjTTSQWzXGG5TOQpfa\
-
+      # dropbox links: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwyry6xpy5uut07/AABBJ84bjTTSQWzXGG5TOQpfa\
       url = "https://archive.org/download/decent-sampler-linux-static-download-mirror/Decent_Sampler-${version}-Linux-Static-x86_64.tar.gz";
-      hash = "sha256-lTp/mukCwLNyeTcBT68eqa7aD0o11Bylbd93A5VCILU=";
+      hash = "sha256-KYCf/F2/ziuXDHim4FPZQBARiSywvQDJBzKbHua+3SM=";
     };
 
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ copyDesktopItems ];
+
+    desktopItems = [
+      (makeDesktopItem {
+        type = "Application";
+        name = "decent-sampler";
+        desktopName = "Decent Sampler";
+        comment = "DecentSampler player";
+        icon = "decent-sampler";
+        exec = "decent-sampler";
+        categories = [ "Audio" "AudioVideo" ];
+      })
+    ];
+
     installPhase = ''
       runHook preInstall
 
       install -Dm755 DecentSampler $out/bin/decent-sampler
+      install -Dm755 DecentSampler.so -t $out/lib/vst
+      install -d "$out/lib/vst3" && cp -r "DecentSampler.vst3" $out/lib/vst3
+      install -Dm444 ${icon} $out/share/pixmaps/decent-sampler.png
 
       runHook postInstall
     '';
@@ -34,7 +58,7 @@ let
 in
 
 buildFHSEnv {
-  inherit pname version;
+  inherit (decent-sampler) pname version;
 
   targetPkgs = pkgs: [
     alsa-lib
@@ -46,6 +70,11 @@ buildFHSEnv {
 
   runScript = "decent-sampler";
 
+  extraInstallCommands = ''
+    cp -r ${decent-sampler}/lib $out/lib
+    cp -r ${decent-sampler}/share $out/share
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An audio sample player";
     longDescription = ''