diff --git a/hw/xwayland/desktop/org.freedesktop.Xwayland.desktop.in b/hw/xwayland/desktop/org.freedesktop.Xwayland.desktop.in
index 6a9d9fc4b..106c8bc76 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/desktop/org.freedesktop.Xwayland.desktop.in
+++ b/hw/xwayland/desktop/org.freedesktop.Xwayland.desktop.in
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ Comment=A rootful instance of the Xwayland X11 server
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=System;
-Exec=@XWAYLAND@ -displayfd 1
+Exec=@XWAYLAND@ @DECORATE@ -displayfd 1
 NoDisplay=true
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/meson.build b/hw/xwayland/meson.build
index 3bb7f88c0..ee05749d7 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xwayland/meson.build
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ install_man(xwayland_manpage)
 
 desktop_data = configuration_data()
 desktop_data.set('XWAYLAND', xwayland_server.full_path())
+desktop_data.set('DECORATE', have_libdecor ? '-decorate' : '')
 desktop_file = configure_file(
     input: 'desktop/org.freedesktop.Xwayland.desktop.in',
     output: 'org.freedesktop.Xwayland.desktop',