diff --git a/srcpkgs/awesome/files/awesome-portals.conf b/srcpkgs/awesome/files/awesome-portals.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e7ae6e31bb2144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/awesome/files/awesome-portals.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[preferred]
+default=gtk;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/awesome/patches/awesome-desktop-names.patch b/srcpkgs/awesome/patches/awesome-desktop-names.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2e29ba052802cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/awesome/patches/awesome-desktop-names.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--- a/awesome.desktop
++++ b/awesome.desktop
+@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ TryExec=awesome
+ Exec=awesome
+ Type=Application
++DesktopNames=awesome;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/awesome/template b/srcpkgs/awesome/template
index 1b1ea5a24a80b3..7c0d4c2711d679 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/awesome/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/awesome/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'awesome'
 pkgname=awesome
 version=4.3
-revision=10
+revision=11
 build_style=cmake
 build_helper="qemu"
 configure_args="-DSYSCONFDIR=/etc"
@@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ pre_configure() {
 			-i tests/examples/CMakeLists.txt
 	fi
 }
+
+post_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/awesome-portals.conf 644 usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal
+}