diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9bec438501..01e33f54dc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -59,3 +59,26 @@ features = ["std"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_fs = "1.0"
+
+[package.metadata.deb]
+name = "i3status-rust"
+maintainer = "Aaron Jacobs <atheriel@gmail.com>"
+extended-description = """\
+Provides provides a way to display 'blocks' of system information (time, \
+battery status, volume, etc) on the i3 (https://i3wm.org/) bar.
+.
+Also compatible with Sway (http://swaywm.org/).
+.
+For a list of available blocks, see the block documentation in \
+usr/share/doc/i3status-rust/blocks.md."""
+license-file = ["LICENSE", "0"]
+depends = "$auto, libdbus-1-3 (>=1.6), libpulse0"
+section = "utils"
+priority = "optional"
+assets = [
+    ["target/release/i3status-rs", "usr/bin/", "755"],
+    ["README.md", "usr/share/doc/i3status-rust/README", "644"],
+    ["doc/blocks.md", "usr/share/doc/i3status-rust/blocks.md", "644"],
+    ["files/icons/*", "usr/share/i3status-rust/icons/", "644"],
+    ["files/themes/*", "usr/share/i3status-rust/themes/", "644"],
+]