diff --git a/shared/packages-common.sh b/shared/packages-common.sh
index 65b83db..32ada21 100755
--- a/shared/packages-common.sh
+++ b/shared/packages-common.sh
@@ -77,4 +77,9 @@ install_helpwire() {
   as_user "d=\$(mktemp -d) && cd \"\$d\" && curl -fsSL -o hw.deb '$url' && \
     yes '' | sudo debtap -Q hw.deb && \
     sudo pacman -U --noconfirm \"\$d\"/*.pkg.tar.zst && rm -rf \"\$d\""
+  # debtap deja el .desktop y el icono dentro de /opt y su scriptlet (roto) no
+  # los registra, así que HelpWire no sale en el menú: lo hacemos a mano.
+  local hw=/opt/HelpWire/Operator/desktop
+  install -Dm644 "$hw/helpwire-operator.desktop" /usr/share/applications/helpwire-operator.desktop
+  install -Dm644 "$hw/helpwire-operator_128.png" /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/helpwire-operator.png
 }