diff --git a/src/apps/deskcalc/DeskCalc.rdef b/src/apps/deskcalc/DeskCalc.rdef
index ff21ac528f..ef25feaa23 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskcalc/DeskCalc.rdef
+++ b/src/apps/deskcalc/DeskCalc.rdef
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 resource app_signature "application/x-vnd.Haiku-DeskCalc";
 
+resource app_name_catalog_entry "x-vnd.Haiku-DeskCalc:Window:DeskCalc";
+
 resource app_version {
 	major  = 2,
 	middle = 1,
diff --git a/src/apps/deskcalc/Jamfile b/src/apps/deskcalc/Jamfile
index 81d3e06d72..83145211ab 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskcalc/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/deskcalc/Jamfile
@@ -24,8 +24,3 @@ DoCatalogs DeskCalc :
 	CalcView.cpp
 	CalcWindow.cpp
 ;
-
-AddCatalogEntryAttribute DeskCalc
-	:
-	"x-vnd.Haiku-DeskCalc:Window:DeskCalc"
-;
diff --git a/src/bin/rc/parser.y b/src/bin/rc/parser.y
index 153ecf3c38..639c8931a1 100644
--- a/src/bin/rc/parser.y
+++ b/src/bin/rc/parser.y
@@ -1506,6 +1506,27 @@ add_app_signature_type()
 }
 
 
+static void
+add_app_name_catalog_entry()
+{
+	field_t* fields  = (field_t*)alloc_mem(1 * sizeof(field_t));
+	fields[0].type   = get_type("string");
+	fields[0].name   = "catalog_entry";
+	fields[0].resize = 0;
+	fields[0].data   = make_default(fields[0].type);
+
+	type_t type;
+	type.code     = B_STRING_TYPE;
+	type.name     = "app_name_catalog_entry";
+	type.fields   = fields;
+	type.count    = 1;
+	type.def_id   = 1;
+	type.def_name = "SYS:NAME";
+
+	type_table.insert(make_pair(type.name, type));
+}
+
+
 static void
 add_app_flags()
 {
@@ -1718,6 +1739,7 @@ init_parser()
 	add_rect_type();
 	add_rgb_color_type();
 	add_app_signature_type();
+	add_app_name_catalog_entry();
 	add_app_flags();
 	add_app_version();
 	add_large_icon();
diff --git a/src/bin/rc/tests/builtin.rdef b/src/bin/rc/tests/builtin.rdef
index 898996d422..0d6e63e2e0 100644
--- a/src/bin/rc/tests/builtin.rdef
+++ b/src/bin/rc/tests/builtin.rdef
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ type(1, "BEOS:APP_SIG") #'MIMS' app_signature
 	string signature  // max 240 bytes (including null)
 };
 
+/* Application name catalog entry. */
+type(1, "SYS:NAME") #B_STRING_TYPE app_name_catalog_entry
+{
+	string catalog_entry
+};
+
 /* Application launch flags */
 type(1, "BEOS:APP_FLAGS") #'APPF' app_flags
 {