diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 200fa33dd1..c096456be6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 /vector/olm.js
 .DS_Store
 npm-debug.log
+electron/dist
diff --git a/electron/icons/AppIcon.icns b/electron/icons/AppIcon.icns
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4835f4d41b
Binary files /dev/null and b/electron/icons/AppIcon.icns differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e0c55305d..2206883619 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,14 @@
       "electron/src/**",
       "vector/**",
       "package.json"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "mac": {
+      "target": "dmg",
+      "icon": "electron/icons/AppIcon.icns"
+    },
+    "dmg": {
+      "icon": "electron/icons/AppIcon.icns"
+    }
   },
   "directories": {
     "output": "electron/dist"