diff --git a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbdbd0b72b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=PolicyKit Authentication Agent
+Comment=PolicyKit Authentication Agent
+Exec=/usr/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=
+NoDisplay=true
+OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;Unity;
+X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template
index 9dcf197c33e..38d80621822 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ do_fetch() {
 
 pre_configure() {
 	# Fix required components
-	sed -i 's/cinnamon-fallback-mount-helper;/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1;/' files/usr/share/cinnamon-session/sessions/cinnamon*.session
+	sed -i 's/cinnamon-fallback-mount-helper;/polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1;/' files/usr/share/cinnamon-session/sessions/cinnamon*.session
 
 	# fix for the python2 PAM module  
 	sed -i 's:import PAM:import pam:' files/usr/lib/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_user.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 
 post_install() {
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/org.cinnamon.settings-users.policy 644 usr/share/polkit-1/actions
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}//polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
 }
 
 cinnamon_package() {