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Steam does not correctly display a Game's Icon on Taskbar

steamopen Window managerDistro Family: Ubuntu
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11349 · opened 2024-10-14 by ghost · updated 2026-03-05 · 7 comments · github
?ghost 2024-10-14 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1726604483
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Linux Mint 22 with Cinnemon DE 6.2.9
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes, set to check for updates everyday.
  • Steam Logs: Won't work the second time and no log generated on Second Attempt.
  • GPU: Intel Corporation RocketLake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 750]

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When a user launches a game from their Library, Steam shows its own Desktop Icon instead of the game's Icon on the Taskbar.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Navigate to Library
  2. Click any game and click Play
  3. If Panel Applets are set to show both Application Name or Window Title, the game's Icon is shown as Steam's Icon

Screenshots:

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Kkisak-valve maintainer 2024-10-14 github

Hello @BlueberryDingle, this issue should also be mentioned to your Desktop Environment's maintainer(s) if it hasn't been already.

?ghost 2024-10-14 github

For extra information: This is being done using the Flatpak version of Steam as the System Image [.deb] is out of date on Mint's Software Manager.

?ghost 2024-10-14 github

Hello @BlueberryDingle, this issue should also be mentioned to your Desktop Environment's maintainer(s) if it hasn't been already.

I shall alert them if I am able to.

?ghost 2024-10-14 github

Issue has been reported as requested https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/issues/12448

Ggousen-pride 2025-07-11 github

Was this issue ever solved? I'm having the same problem for the Aseprite game, but I'm using Ubuntu 24.04

IIshuSingh1 2026-02-20 github

checking again if this was ever resolved? Using pop os

CCraftieGamer 2026-03-05 github

checking again if this was ever resolved? Using pop os

Having the same issue on Ubuntu. I finally found the problem. Steam does not add the WM Class to the games .desktop file. You can manually add it in and it works.

Nothing extracted yet.