diff --git a/snap/local/icon.png b/snap/local/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d8140687
Binary files /dev/null and b/snap/local/icon.png differ
diff --git a/snap/local/term.desktop b/snap/local/term.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af5b6fa67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/local/term.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=OpenShell
+Comment=OpenShell terminal UI for managing sandboxes and gateways
+Exec=openshell.term
+Icon=${SNAP}/meta/gui/icon.png
+Terminal=true
+Type=Application
+Categories=Development;
+StartupNotify=true
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 136f1a78c..a53995605 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ apps:
       - network
       - ssh-keys
       - system-observe
+  term:
+    command: bin/openshell term
+    desktop: meta/gui/term.desktop
+    plugs:
+      - home
+      - network
+      - ssh-keys
+      - system-observe
   gateway:
     command: bin/openshell-gateway-wrapper
     daemon: simple
@@ -84,6 +92,10 @@ parts:
         "$CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/openshell-sandbox"
       install -D -m 0755 "$CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/deploy/snap/bin/openshell-gateway-wrapper" \
         "$CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/openshell-gateway-wrapper"
+      install -D -m 0644 "$CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/snap/local/term.desktop" \
+        "$CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/meta/gui/term.desktop"
+      install -D -m 0644 "$CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/snap/local/icon.png" \
+        "$CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/meta/gui/icon.png"
       install -D -m 0644 "$CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/LICENSE" \
         "$CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/doc/openshell/LICENSE"
       install -D -m 0644 "$CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/README.md" \