diff --git a/briar-gtk/data/meson.build b/briar-gtk/data/meson.build
index 00ec5c11a9a1f72d8a7300817ccc639fc521a369..17edeec94ce165f8aaa41ea1e096eecf7e4f363c 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/data/meson.build
+++ b/briar-gtk/data/meson.build
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ gnome.compile_resources('briar-gtk',
   gresource_bundle: true,
   install: true,
   install_dir: pkgdatadir,
+  dependencies: configure_file(
+    input: 'about_dialog.ui.in',
+    output: 'about_dialog.ui',
+    configuration: conf
+  )
+
 )
 
 subdir('icons')
diff --git a/briar-gtk/meson.build b/briar-gtk/meson.build
index 6702618c8e6cfae821307f7f5bd5aca8a4f98e56..1852f2579b146ec1b82d1d67c3d45f4df2eccf49 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/meson.build
+++ b/briar-gtk/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ subdir('po')
 python3 = import('python3')
 
 conf = configuration_data()
+conf.set('PACKAGE_URL', 'https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-gtk/blob/master/README.md')
 conf.set('PYTHON', python3.find_python().path())
 conf.set('VERSION', meson.project_version())
 conf.set('LOCALE_DIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('localedir')))
diff --git a/data/ui/about_dialog.ui.in b/data/ui/about_dialog.ui.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35823ee5670fc24e2ea976c1c51f787614a29515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/ui/about_dialog.ui.in
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  Copyright (c) 2019 Nico Alt
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+  License-Filename: LICENSE.md
+
+  Based on parts of GNOME Lollypop
+  https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/lollypop/raw/1.2.16/data/AboutDialog.ui.in
+-->
+<interface>
+  <requires lib="gtk+" version="3.12"/>
+  <object class="GtkAboutDialog" id="about_dialog">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="modal">True</property>
+    <property name="destroy_with_parent">True</property>
+    <property name="type_hint">normal</property>
+    <property name="program_name">Briar GTK</property>
+    <property name="version">@VERSION@</property>
+    <property name="copyright">Copyright © 2019 "Nico Alt https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu", et al.</property>
+    <property name="comments" translatable="yes">A Briar client for GTK desktop and mobile devices</property>
+    <property name="website">@PACKAGE_URL@</property>
+    <property name="website_label" translatable="yes">Visit Briar GTK's website</property>
+    <property name="authors">Nico Alt
+
+Briar GTK uses the "Briar REST API https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/blob/master/briar-headless/README.md"
+
+Briar GTK received a lot of inspiration and uses parts of the following projects:
+    GNOME Fractal
+    GNOME Lollypop
+</property>
+    <property name="translator_credits" translatable="yes" context="Translation credits here, put your name here!" comments="Replace me with your names">Nico Alt</property>
+    <property name="logo_icon_name">app.briar.gtk</property>
+    <property name="license_type">agpl-3-0-only</property>
+  </object>
+</interface>