diff --git a/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml b/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
index 30b56093125c405c963034e39d9c35df3960fffa..e6f0687d3ce805f478809c21a6ae424992d1931a 100644
--- a/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
+++ b/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
   <project_group>Briar</project_group>
   <developer_name>The Briar Project</developer_name>
   <update_contact>desktop@briarproject.org</update_contact>
+
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <caption>A private chat with a test contact 'Polonius', containing a text by Shakespeare</caption>
+      <image type="source">https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-desktop/-/raw/main/utils/screenshots/briar-desktop-1.png</image>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+
   
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1">
     <content_attribute id="social-chat">intense</content_attribute>