diff --git a/crates/eframe/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/eframe/CHANGELOG.md
index 50bd5cb6..55c5a15b 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/eframe/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ NOTE: [`egui-winit`](../egui-winit/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui_glium`](../egui_glium/C
 #### Desktop/Native:
 * Add `Frame::request_screenshot` and `Frame::screenshot` to communicate to the backend that a screenshot of the current frame should be exposed by `Frame` during `App::post_rendering` ([#2676](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2676)).
 * Add `eframe::run_simple_native` - a simple API for simple apps ([#2453](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2453)).
+* Add `NativeOptions::app_id` which allows to set the Wayland application ID under Linux ([#1600](https://github.com/emilk/egui/issues/1600)).
 * Fix bug where the eframe window is never destroyed on Linux when using `run_and_return` ([#2892](https://github.com/emilk/egui/issues/2892))
 
 #### Web:
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/epi/mod.rs b/crates/eframe/src/epi/mod.rs
index 85d5df8c..56f94338 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/epi/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/epi/mod.rs
@@ -383,6 +383,40 @@ pub struct NativeOptions {
     /// Configures wgpu instance/device/adapter/surface creation and renderloop.
     #[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
     pub wgpu_options: egui_wgpu::WgpuConfiguration,
+
+    /// On Wayland: Application ID for the window.
+    ///
+    /// The application ID is used in several places of the compositor, e.g. for
+    /// grouping windows of the same application. It is also important for
+    /// connecting the configuration of a `.desktop` file with the window, by
+    /// using the application ID as file name. This allows e.g. a proper icon
+    /// handling under Wayland.
+    ///
+    /// See [Waylands XDG shell documentation][xdg-shell] for more information
+    /// on this Wayland-specific option.
+    ///
+    /// [xdg-shell]: https://wayland.app/protocols/xdg-shell#xdg_toplevel:request:set_app_id
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// fn main() -> eframe::Result<()> {
+    ///
+    ///     let mut options = eframe::NativeOptions::default();
+    ///     // Set the application ID for Wayland only on Linux
+    ///     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    ///     {
+    ///         options.app_id = Some("egui-example".to_string());
+    ///     }
+    ///
+    ///     eframe::run_simple_native("My egui App", options, move |ctx, _frame| {
+    ///         egui::CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
+    ///             ui.heading("My egui Application");
+    ///         });
+    ///     })
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "wayland", target_os = "linux"))]
+    pub app_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -397,6 +431,9 @@ impl Clone for NativeOptions {
             #[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
             wgpu_options: self.wgpu_options.clone(),
 
+            #[cfg(all(feature = "wayland", target_os = "linux"))]
+            app_id: self.app_id.clone(),
+
             ..*self
         }
     }
@@ -453,6 +490,9 @@ impl Default for NativeOptions {
 
             #[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
             wgpu_options: egui_wgpu::WgpuConfiguration::default(),
+
+            #[cfg(all(feature = "wayland", target_os = "linux"))]
+            app_id: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
index 73cee40f..f7e00412 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use winit::event_loop::EventLoopWindowTarget;
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 use winit::platform::macos::WindowBuilderExtMacOS as _;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "wayland", target_os = "linux"))]
+use winit::platform::wayland::WindowBuilderExtWayland as _;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "accesskit")]
 use egui::accesskit;
 use egui::NumExt as _;
@@ -118,6 +121,11 @@ pub fn window_builder<E>(
             .with_fullsize_content_view(true);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "wayland", target_os = "linux"))]
+    if let Some(app_id) = &native_options.app_id {
+        window_builder = window_builder.with_name(app_id, "");
+    }
+
     if let Some(min_size) = *min_window_size {
         window_builder = window_builder.with_min_inner_size(points_to_size(min_size));
     }