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gnome icon problem

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13487 · opened 2026-08-05 by adavidys · updated 2026-08-05 · 1 comments · github
Aadavidys 2026-08-05 github

Hello, Steam support team. I don't have any specific problems, but I have an idea for improving the client's user experience on Linux. The problem is that I use the GNOME shell, and as you know, Steam game icons don't display when you launch them. You can see this in the first screenshot.
There's already a solution: just add

StartupWMClass=steam_app_{steam_game_id}

to the .desktop files in the path "~/.local/share/application/"

It will look like the second screenshot.
This will also fix the display in the GNOME bottom panel.

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Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-08-05 github

Hello @adavidys, this issue is already being tracked at #7034. Closing as a duplicate.

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