diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6da23b66..9ca7949a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	docs \
 	COPYING.GPLv2 \
 	COPYING.GPLv3 \
+	org.libimobiledevice.usbmuxd.metainfo.xml \
 	README.md
 
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
 	--with-udevrulesdir=$$dc_install_base/$(udevrulesdir) \
-	--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
\ No newline at end of file
+	--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
+
+dist_metainfo_DATA = org.libimobiledevice.usbmuxd.metainfo.xml
+metainfodir = $(datarootdir)/metainfo
diff --git a/org.libimobiledevice.usbmuxd.metainfo.xml b/org.libimobiledevice.usbmuxd.metainfo.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a781c6a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.libimobiledevice.usbmuxd.metainfo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component>
+  <id>org.libimobiledevice.usbmuxd</id>
+  <metadata_license>MIT</metadata_license>
+  <name>usbmuxd</name>
+  <summary>Socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices</summary>
+  <description>
+    <p>
+      usbmuxd stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in charge of
+      multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+  <url type="homepage">https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd</url>
+  <provides>
+    <modalias>usb:v05ACp129*d*</modalias>
+    <modalias>usb:v05ACp12a*d*</modalias>
+    <modalias>usb:v05ACp8600d*</modalias>
+  </provides>
+</component>