diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 366a6b4de3..cff6983cc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -232,17 +232,32 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           $vswhere = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
-             $installPath = & $vswhere -products * -latest -property installationPath
-             $setupExe = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe"
-             $proc = Start-Process -FilePath $setupExe `
-              -ArgumentList "modify", "--installPath", "`"$installPath`"", "--add", `
-              "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64.Spectre", "--quiet", "--norestart" `
-              -Wait -PassThru -NoNewWindow
-             if ($null -eq $proc -or $proc.ExitCode -ne 0) {
-               $code = if ($null -ne $proc) { $proc.ExitCode } else { 1 }
-               Write-Error "Visual Studio Installer failed with exit code $code"
-               exit $code
-             }
+          $installPath = & $vswhere -products * -latest -property installationPath
+          $setupExe = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe"
+          $proc = Start-Process -FilePath $setupExe `
+            -ArgumentList "modify", "--installPath", "`"$installPath`"", "--add", `
+            "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64.Spectre", "--quiet", "--norestart" `
+            -Wait -PassThru -NoNewWindow
+          if ($null -eq $proc -or $proc.ExitCode -ne 0) {
+            $code = if ($null -ne $proc) { $proc.ExitCode } else { 1 }
+            Write-Error "Visual Studio Installer failed with exit code $code"
+            exit $code
+          }
+
+      - name: Install ImageMagick
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v magick >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v convert >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              sudo apt-get update
+              sudo apt-get install -y imagemagick
+          fi
+
+          if command -v magick >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              magick -version
+          else
+              convert -version
+          fi
 
       - name: Build desktop artifact
         shell: bash
diff --git a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
index 74e8bed0cb..2963fa2c4b 100644
--- a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
+++ b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import {
 import { Command, Flag } from "effect/unstable/cli";
 import { ChildProcess, ChildProcessSpawner } from "effect/unstable/process";
 
+const LINUX_ICON_SIZES = [16, 22, 24, 32, 48, 64, 128, 256, 512] as const;
+
 const BuildPlatform = Schema.Literals(["mac", "linux", "win"]);
 const BuildArch = Schema.Literals(["arm64", "x64", "universal"]);
 
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ function stageMacIcons(stageResourcesDir: string, sourcePng: string, verbose: bo
   });
 }
 
-function stageLinuxIcons(stageResourcesDir: string, sourcePng: string) {
+function stageLinuxIcons(stageResourcesDir: string, sourcePng: string, verbose: boolean) {
   return Effect.gen(function* () {
     const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
     const path = yield* Path.Path;
@@ -431,9 +433,48 @@ function stageLinuxIcons(stageResourcesDir: string, sourcePng: string) {
 
     const iconPath = path.join(stageResourcesDir, "icon.png");
     yield* fs.copyFile(sourcePng, iconPath);
+
+    const iconsDir = path.join(stageResourcesDir, "icons");
+    yield* fs.makeDirectory(iconsDir, { recursive: true });
+    for (const iconSize of LINUX_ICON_SIZES) {
+      yield* stageLinuxIconSize(
+        sourcePng,
+        path.join(iconsDir, `${iconSize}x${iconSize}.png`),
+        iconSize,
+        verbose,
+      );
+    }
   });
 }
 
+function stageLinuxIconSize(
+  sourcePng: string,
+  targetPng: string,
+  iconSize: number,
+  verbose: boolean,
+) {
+  const resize = (command: string) =>
+    runCommand(
+      ChildProcess.make(command, [sourcePng, "-resize", `${iconSize}x${iconSize}`, targetPng], {
+        ...commandOutputOptions(verbose),
+      }),
+    );
+
+  return resize("magick").pipe(
+    Effect.catch(() =>
+      resize("convert").pipe(
+        Effect.mapError(
+          () =>
+            new BuildScriptError({
+              message:
+                "ImageMagick is required to generate Linux desktop icon sizes. Install ImageMagick so either `magick` or `convert` is available.",
+            }),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
 function stageWindowsIcons(stageResourcesDir: string, sourceIco: string) {
   return Effect.gen(function* () {
     const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
@@ -599,7 +640,7 @@ const createBuildConfig = Effect.fn("createBuildConfig")(function* (
     buildConfig.linux = {
       target: [target],
       executableName: "t3code",
-      icon: "icon.png",
+      icon: "icons",
       category: "Development",
       desktop: {
         entry: {
@@ -638,7 +679,7 @@ const assertPlatformBuildResources = Effect.fn("assertPlatformBuildResources")(f
   }
 
   if (platform === "linux") {
-    yield* stageLinuxIcons(stageResourcesDir, iconAssets.linuxIconPng);
+    yield* stageLinuxIcons(stageResourcesDir, iconAssets.linuxIconPng, verbose);
     return;
   }