diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 402a55689204e..80024d5bb8f6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endif
 
 CXXFLAGS = $(WARNINGS) $(DEBUG) $(PROFILE) $(OTHERS)
 
-BINDIST_EXTRAS = README data
+BINDIST_EXTRAS = README data cataclysm-launcher
 BINDIST    = cataclysmdda-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 W32BINDIST = cataclysmdda-$(VERSION).zip
 BINDIST_CMD    = tar -czvf $(BINDIST) $(BINDIST_DIR)
diff --git a/cataclysm-launcher b/cataclysm-launcher
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..dbaf596ebc8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cataclysm-launcher
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd $DIR && ./cataclysm