diff --git a/data/gedit.desktop.in.in b/data/gedit.desktop.in.in
index 5d91fbd..609543a 100644
--- a/data/gedit.desktop.in.in
+++ b/data/gedit.desktop.in.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ StartupNotify=true
 MimeType=text/plain;
 Icon=accessories-text-editor
 Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;TextEditor;
+_Keywords=Plaintext;Write;
 X-GNOME-DocPath=gedit/gedit.xml
 _X-GNOME-FullName=gedit Text Editor
 X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
