diff --git a/data/labwc-portals.conf b/data/labwc-portals.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a45f719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/labwc-portals.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[preferred]
+default=wlr;*
diff --git a/data/labwc.desktop b/data/labwc.desktop
index 63ffcfff..5b25c814 100644
--- a/data/labwc.desktop
+++ b/data/labwc.desktop
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Comment=A wayland stacking compositor
 Exec=labwc
 Icon=labwc
 Type=Application
-DesktopNames=wlroots
+DesktopNames=labwc;wlroots
diff --git a/docs/environment b/docs/environment
index ad574bd9..90d7456a 100644
--- a/docs/environment
+++ b/docs/environment
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
 
 ##
 ## This allows xdg-desktop-portal-wlr to function (e.g. for screen-recording).
-## It is automatically set to "wlroots" by labwc though, so it is only
+## It is automatically set to "labwc:wlroots" by labwc though, so it is only
 ## included here for completeness. Again, labwc will not over-write an
 ## already set environment variable, so if you need it set to something else,
 ## then uncomment and adjust.
 ##
 
-# XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=wlroots
+# XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=labwc:wlroots
 
 ##
 ## This causes a virtual output to be created automatically whenever there
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e5ccae58..249c6e68 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ executable(
 
 install_data('data/labwc.desktop', install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'wayland-sessions')
 
+install_data('data/labwc-portals.conf', install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'xdg-desktop-portal')
+
 icons = ['labwc-symbolic.svg', 'labwc.svg']
 foreach icon : icons
   icon_path = join_paths('data', icon)
diff --git a/src/config/session.c b/src/config/session.c
index b52b717a..3238369f 100644
--- a/src/config/session.c
+++ b/src/config/session.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ session_environment_init(void)
 	 * May be overridden either by already having a value set or by the user
 	 * supplied environment file.
 	 */
-	setenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "wlroots", 0);
+	setenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "labwc:wlroots", 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set default for _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING so that Java applications