diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index feb02aa2..e2f54d3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ ui_*
 moc_*
 qrc_*
 OpenRGB
-Makefile
\ No newline at end of file
+Makefile
+OpenRGB-x86_64.AppImage
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8c21b12d..99d19350 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,20 +12,35 @@
   
 stages:
   - build
-  
+
 before_script:
  - echo "started by ${GITLAB_USER_NAME}"
- - $esc = "$([char]27)"
- - $count = 0
- - function _unix_tmsec_ { [int64](([datetime]::UtcNow)-(get-date "1/1/1970")).TotalSeconds }
- - function _fold_start_ { param( [string]$TEXT_TAG ) $t=_unix_tmsec_; $global:count += 1; Write-Host -NoNewLine "`r`n`r`nsection_start:${t}:sect_${count}`r${esc}[0K${esc}[33m${TEXT_TAG}${esc}[39m`r`n"; }
- - function _fold_final_ {                            $t=_unix_tmsec_;                     Write-Host -NoNewLine   "`r`n`r`nsection_end:${t}:sect_${count}`r${esc}[0K`r`n"           ; }
 
-build:
+build_linux:
+  image: ubuntu:bionic
+  stage: build
+  script:
+  - apt update
+  - apt install -y build-essential qtcreator qt5-default libusb-1.0-0-dev libhidapi-dev pkgconf wget git
+  - ./scripts/build-appimage.sh
+  
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+    - OpenRGB-x86_64.AppImage
+    expire_in: 1337 years
+
+build_windows:
   extends:
   - .shared_windows_runners
   stage: build
   script:
+  - $esc = "$([char]27)"
+  - $count = 0
+  - function _unix_tmsec_ { [int64](([datetime]::UtcNow)-(get-date "1/1/1970")).TotalSeconds }
+  - function _fold_start_ { param( [string]$TEXT_TAG ) $t=_unix_tmsec_; $global:count += 1; Write-Host -NoNewLine "`r`n`r`nsection_start:${t}:sect_${count}`r${esc}[0K${esc}[33m${TEXT_TAG}${esc}[39m`r`n"; }
+  - function _fold_final_ {                            $t=_unix_tmsec_;                     Write-Host -NoNewLine   "`r`n`r`nsection_end:${t}:sect_${count}`r${esc}[0K`r`n"           ; }
+
+
   - _fold_start_ 'configuring the msvc environment variables'
   - Push-Location "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/BuildTools/VC/Auxiliary/Build"
   - '& cmd.exe /C "vcvarsall.bat x64 & set" | Foreach-Object { if ($_ -match "(.*?)=(.*)") { Set-Item -force -path "Env:\$($matches[1])" -value "$($matches[2])" } }'
@@ -81,4 +96,4 @@ build:
   artifacts:
     paths:
     - _build/*.7z
-    expire_in: 1337 years
\ No newline at end of file
+    expire_in: 1337 years
diff --git a/OpenRGB.pro b/OpenRGB.pro
index 8a884cb4..7529f609 100644
--- a/OpenRGB.pro
+++ b/OpenRGB.pro
@@ -472,6 +472,21 @@ unix:!macx {
     RGBController/OpenRazerDetect.cpp                                   \
     RGBController/RGBController_Faustus.cpp                             \
     RGBController/RGBController_OpenRazer.cpp                           \
+
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------#
+    # Set up install paths                                              #
+    # These install paths are used for AppImage and .deb packaging      #
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------#
+    isEmpty(PREFIX) {
+        PREFIX = /usr
+    }
+
+    target.path=$$PREFIX/bin/
+    desktop.path=$$PREFIX/share/applications/
+    desktop.files+=qt/OpenRGB.desktop
+    pixmap.path=$$PREFIX/share/pixmaps/
+    pixmap.files+=qt/OpenRGB.png
+    INSTALLS += target desktop pixmap
 }
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
diff --git a/qt/OpenRGB.desktop b/qt/OpenRGB.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0fb0bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/OpenRGB.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=OpenRGB
+Comment=Control RGB lighting
+Exec=OpenRGB
+Icon=OpenRGB.png
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Utility;
diff --git a/scripts/build-appimage.sh b/scripts/build-appimage.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..731c7406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-appimage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# OpenRGB AppImage Build Script                                         #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+
+set -x
+set -e
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Build in a temporary directory to keep the system clean               #
+# Use RAM disk if possible (if available and not building on a CI       #
+# system like Travis)                                                   #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+if [ "$CI" == "" ] && [ -d /dev/shm ]; then
+    TEMP_BASE=/dev/shm
+else
+    TEMP_BASE=/tmp
+fi
+
+BUILD_DIR=$(mktemp -d -p "$TEMP_BASE" appimage-build-XXXXXX)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Make sure to clean up build dir, even if errors occur                 #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+cleanup () {
+    if [ -d "$BUILD_DIR" ]; then
+        rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR"
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Store repo root as variable                                           #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+REPO_ROOT=$(readlink -f $(dirname $(dirname $0)))
+OLD_CWD=$(readlink -f .)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Switch to build dir                                                   #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+pushd "$BUILD_DIR"
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Configure build files with qmake                                      #
+# we need to explicitly set the install prefix, as qmake's default is   #
+# /usr/local for some reason...                                         #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+qmake "$REPO_ROOT"
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Build project and install files into AppDir                           #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+make -j$(nproc)
+make install INSTALL_ROOT=AppDir
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Now, build AppImage using linuxdeploy and linuxdeploy-plugin-qt       #
+# Download linuxdeploy and its Qt plugin                                #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+wget https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage
+wget https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt-x86_64.AppImage
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Make them executable                                                  #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+chmod +x linuxdeploy*.AppImage
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Make sure Qt plugin finds QML sources so it can deploy the imported   #
+# files                                                                 #
+export QML_SOURCES_PATHS="$REPO_ROOT"/src
+
+./linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run --appdir AppDir -e OpenRGB -i "$REPO_ROOT"/qt/OpenRGB.png -d "$REPO_ROOT"/qt/OpenRGB.desktop 
+./linuxdeploy-plugin-qt-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run --appdir AppDir
+./linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run --appdir AppDir --output appimage
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Move built AppImage back into original CWD                            #
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
+mv OpenRGB*.AppImage "$OLD_CWD"
+