diff --git a/linuxdeploy_helper.sh b/linuxdeploy_helper.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..21bc5b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linuxdeploy_helper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+source $ROOT_DIR/utils.sh
+
+TARGET=$1
+
+GUI_EXEC=$2
+
+platform=$(get_platform)
+
+# Copy dependencies
+EXCLUDE='libstdc++|libgcc_s.so|libc.so|libpthread'
+cp -rv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/qml $TARGET
+cp -rv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins $TARGET
+mkdir -p $TARGET/libs
+ldd $TARGET/$GUI_EXEC | grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | grep -Ev $EXCLUDE | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' $TARGET/libs
+ldd $TARGET/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so| grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | grep -Ev $EXCLUDE | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' $TARGET/libs
+cp -v /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XmlPatterns.so.5 $TARGET/libs
+
+# Create start script
+cat > $TARGET/start-gui.sh <<EOL
+#!/bin/bash
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\`pwd\`/libs
+export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=\`pwd\`/plugins
+export QML2_IMPORT_PATH=\`pwd\`/qml
+./$GUI_EXEC
+EOL
diff --git a/monero-wallet-gui.pro b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
index fe0e6cd9..d37ed528 100644
--- a/monero-wallet-gui.pro
+++ b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ win32 {
     }
 }
 
+linux {
+    deploy.commands += $$escape_expand(\n\t) $$PWD/linuxdeploy_helper.sh $$DESTDIR $$TARGET
+}
+
 
 
 OTHER_FILES += \