diff --git a/roles/lmn_vm/files/desktop-sync b/roles/lmn_vm/files/desktop-sync
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4967e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lmn_vm/files/desktop-sync
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+#
+# Synchronize desktop starters
+#
+set -eu
+
+source /etc/lmn/vm.conf
+RSYNC_COMMAND=$(rsync -ai --delete --exclude=mimeinfo.cache "${DESKTOPSTARTERDIR}" \
+		      /usr/local/share/applications/ | sed '/ \.\//d')
+if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && [[ -n "${RSYNC_COMMAND}" ]]; then
+    echo "${RSYNC_COMMAND}"
+    update-desktop-database /usr/local/share/applications
+fi
diff --git a/roles/lmn_vm/files/sync.desktop b/roles/lmn_vm/files/sync.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5646f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lmn_vm/files/sync.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Name=Sync Starters
+GenericName=Aktualisiert Info über vorhandene VMs
+Comment=Sync VM Image information
+#TryExec=konsole
+Exec=if sudo /usr/local/bin/desktop-sync; then echo 'sync erfolgreich.\nFenster schließt sich in 3 Sekunden.'; sleep 3; else echo "Fehler - sollte nicht vorkommen."; read; fi
+Icon=bittorrent-sync
+Categories=fvs;
+MimeType=image/vnd.dxf;
+Keywords=design;VM;diagrams;graphics
+Terminal=true
diff --git a/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm.conf b/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm.conf
index d774c3c..8bd4189 100644
--- a/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm.conf
+++ b/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SEEDBOX_PORT=6789
 SEEDBOX_RPC_PORT=6800
 SEEDBOX_PWFILE="/etc/lmn/uploadseed.conf"
 DHTDAT="/var/cache/aria2/dht.dat"
+DESKTOPSTARTERDIR="/srv/samba/schools/default-school/share/school/AdminIT/desktop/"
 
 VM_SYSDIR="/lmn/vm"
 if [[ -v SUDO_UID ]]; then