diff --git a/modules/common/services/desktop.nix b/modules/common/services/desktop.nix
index 4f56fd4ac9..1de89f2d5f 100644
--- a/modules/common/services/desktop.nix
+++ b/modules/common/services/desktop.nix
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ in
               path = "${pkgs.givc-cli}/bin/givc-cli ${cliArgs} start --vm business-vm teams";
               icon = "${pkgs.icon-pack}/teams-for-linux.svg";
             }
+            {
+              name = "Gnome Text Editor";
+              description = "Text Editor and Note-Taking Application";
+              vm = "Business";
+              path = "${pkgs.givc-cli}/bin/givc-cli ${cliArgs} start --vm business-vm gnome-text-editor";
+              icon = "${pkgs.icon-pack}/org.gnome.TextEditor.svg";
+            }
 
             {
               name = "GALA";
diff --git a/modules/reference/appvms/business.nix b/modules/reference/appvms/business.nix
index 2f1b84dc17..25801e2dad 100644
--- a/modules/reference/appvms/business.nix
+++ b/modules/reference/appvms/business.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ in
       pkgs.globalprotect-openconnect
       pkgs.openconnect
       pkgs.nftables
+      pkgs.gnome-text-editor
     ];
   # TODO create a repository of mac addresses to avoid conflicts
   macAddress = "02:00:00:03:10:01";
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ in
             "office":       "${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/run-waypipe ${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/chromium --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland --app=https://microsoft365.com ${config.ghaf.givc.idsExtraArgs}",
             "teams":        "${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/run-waypipe ${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/chromium --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland --app=https://teams.microsoft.com ${config.ghaf.givc.idsExtraArgs}",
             "gpclient":     "${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/run-waypipe ${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/gpclient -platform wayland"
+            "gnome-text-editor":     "${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/run-waypipe ${config.ghaf.givc.appPrefix}/gnome-text-editor"
           }'';
       };
 
diff --git a/packages/icon-pack/default.nix b/packages/icon-pack/default.nix
index 180883717e..67b40d2f07 100644
--- a/packages/icon-pack/default.nix
+++ b/packages/icon-pack/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ let
     "firefox.svg"
     "microsoft-365.svg"
     "ms-outlook.svg"
+    "org.gnome.TextEditor.svg"
     "preferences-system-network.svg"
     "slack.svg"
     "system-lock-screen.svg"