diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index e1f60b5be9dd..3f8fc3361528 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -2273,6 +2273,12 @@
     githubId = 206242;
     name = "Andreas Wiese";
   };
+  axertheaxe = {
+    email = "axertheaxe@proton.me";
+    github = "axertheaxe";
+    githubId = 99703210;
+    name = "Katherine Jamison";
+  };
   ayazhafiz = {
     email = "ayaz.hafiz.1@gmail.com";
     github = "hafiz";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/de/desk-exec/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/de/desk-exec/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..61dfad8939b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/de/desk-exec/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  rustPlatform,
+  installShellFiles,
+  stdenv,
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "desk-exec";
+  version = "1.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "AxerTheAxe";
+    repo = "desk-exec";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-bJLdd07IAf+ba++vtS0iSmeQSGygwSVNry2bHTDAgjE=";
+  };
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-pK1WDtGkpPZgFwEm59TqoH7EkKPQivNuvsiOG0dbum4=";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    pushd target/${stdenv.hostPlatform.config}/release/dist
+      installShellCompletion desk-exec.{bash,fish}
+      installShellCompletion _desk-exec
+      installManPage desk-exec.1
+    popd
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Execute programs defined in XDG desktop entries directly from the command line";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/AxerTheAxe/desk-exec";
+    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.axertheaxe ];
+    mainProgram = "desk-exec";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}