diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/icoextract/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/icoextract/default.nix
index 0f2636997d12..e050dd9b9406 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/icoextract/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/icoextract/default.nix
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "icoextract"
   ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/thumbnailers
+    substituteAll ${./exe-thumbnailer.thumbnailer} $out/share/thumbnailers/exe-thumbnailer.thumbnailer
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Extract icons from Windows PE files";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jlu5/icoextract";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bryanasdev000 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bryanasdev000 donovanglover ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/icoextract/exe-thumbnailer.thumbnailer b/pkgs/development/python-modules/icoextract/exe-thumbnailer.thumbnailer
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c275ac919b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/icoextract/exe-thumbnailer.thumbnailer
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Thumbnailer Entry]
+Exec=@out@/bin/exe-thumbnailer -v -s %s %i %o
+MimeType=application/x-ms-dos-executable;application/x-dosexec;application/x-msdownload