diff --git a/resources/systems/unix/es_find_rules.xml b/resources/systems/unix/es_find_rules.xml
index 60306c367..c111099d1 100644
--- a/resources/systems/unix/es_find_rules.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/unix/es_find_rules.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@
             <entry>~/.local/share/flatpak/exports/bin/org.citra_emu.citra</entry>
         </rule>
     </emulator>
+    <emulator name="DESMUME">
+        <!-- Nintendo DS emulator DeSmuME -->
+        <rule type="systempath">
+            <entry>desmume</entry>
+            <entry>org.desmume.DeSmuME</entry>
+        </rule>
+        <rule type="staticpath">
+            <entry>/var/lib/flatpak/exports/bin/org.desmume.DeSmuME</entry>
+            <entry>~/.local/share/flatpak/exports/bin/org.desmume.DeSmuME</entry>
+        </rule>
+    </emulator>
     <emulator name="DOLPHIN">
         <!-- Nintendo GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin -->
         <rule type="systempath">
diff --git a/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
index 75eb2984c..fbe389c1b 100644
--- a/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@
         <extension>.bin .BIN .nds .NDS .7z .7Z .zip .ZIP</extension>
         <command label="DeSmuME">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/desmume_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
         <command label="DeSmuME 2015">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/desmume2015_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
+        <command label="DeSmuME (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_DESMUME% %ROM%</command>
         <command label="melonDS">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/melonds_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
         <command label="melonDS (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MELONDS% %ROM%</command>
         <platform>nds</platform>