diff --git a/standalone-windows/installer.nsi b/standalone-windows/installer.nsi
index a5940e601dc2b2bf45bb91728ffa0f7d2e77dd32..2b3751229b630e4675d8517bb1ab13f35f179209 100644
--- a/standalone-windows/installer.nsi
+++ b/standalone-windows/installer.nsi
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ Name "Puzzlestream"
 !insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_CONFIRM
 !insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_INSTFILES
 
+!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME ""
+!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_NOTCHECKED
+!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_TEXT "Create Desktop Shortcut"
+!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_FUNCTION finishpageaction
+
 # start default section
 Section
     # copy files
@@ -77,6 +82,10 @@ Section "uninstall"
 # uninstaller section end
 SectionEnd
 
+Function finishpageaction
+CreateShortcut "$DESKTOP\Puzzlestream.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Puzzlestream.exe"
+FunctionEnd
+
 Function .onInit
  
   ReadRegStr $R0 HKCU \