diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/detectDE b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/detectDE
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e8eca68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/detectDE
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if [ x"$KDE_FULL_SESSION" = x"true" ]; then DE=kde;
+    elif [ x"$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" != x"" ]; then DE=gnome;
+    elif `dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.GetNameOwner string:org.gnome.SessionManager > /dev/null 2>&1` ; then DE=gnome;
+    elif xprop -root _DT_SAVE_MODE 2> /dev/null | grep ' = \"xfce4\"$' >/dev/null 2>&1; then DE=xfce;
+fi
+echo $DE