diff --git a/snapper-gui.desktop b/snapper-gui.desktop
index a1a879f..39d9816 100644
--- a/snapper-gui.desktop
+++ b/snapper-gui.desktop
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 StartupNotify=true
 Categories=Utilities;System;
+X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true
+X-KDE-Username=root