diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst
index 25f989f18..e3be39963 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ Properties on Installed Files
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   /prop_inst/CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS.rst
    /prop_inst/CPACK_NEVER_OVERWRITE.rst
    /prop_inst/CPACK_PERMANENT.rst
+   /prop_inst/CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS.rst
    /prop_inst/CPACK_WIX_ACL.rst
 
 
diff --git a/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS.rst b/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11f2c036c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS
+-----------------------
+
+Species a list of shortcut names that should be created on the Desktop
+for this file.
+
+The property is currently only supported by the WIX generator.
diff --git a/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS.rst b/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d30ea39fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS
+--------------------------
+
+Species a list of shortcut names that should be created in the Start Menu
+for this file.
+
+The property is currently only supported by the WIX generator.
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
index f18eaeb47..c6daeda6c 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@ void cmCPackWIXGenerator::AddDirectoryAndFileDefinitons(
   cmWIXDirectoriesSourceWriter& directoryDefinitions,
   cmWIXFilesSourceWriter& fileDefinitions,
   cmWIXFeaturesSourceWriter& featureDefinitions,
-  const std::vector<std::string>& packageExecutables,
-  const std::vector<std::string>& desktopExecutables,
+  std::vector<std::string> const& packageExecutables,
+  std::vector<std::string> const& desktopExecutables,
   cmWIXShortcuts& shortcuts)
 {
   cmsys::Directory dir;
@@ -943,6 +943,11 @@ void cmCPackWIXGenerator::AddDirectoryAndFileDefinitons(
       cmInstalledFile const* installedFile =
         this->GetInstalledFile(relativePath);
 
+      if(installedFile)
+        {
+        shortcuts.CreateFromProperties(id, directoryId, *installedFile);
+        }
+
       std::string componentId = fileDefinitions.EmitComponentFile(
         directoryId, id, fullPath, *(this->Patch), installedFile);
 
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.h b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.h
index d75c69d8d..d50160953 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private:
     cmWIXDirectoriesSourceWriter& directoryDefinitions,
     cmWIXFilesSourceWriter& fileDefinitions,
     cmWIXFeaturesSourceWriter& featureDefinitions,
-    std::vector<std::string> const& pkgExecutables,
+    std::vector<std::string> const& packageExecutables,
     std::vector<std::string> const& desktopExecutables,
     cmWIXShortcuts& shortcuts);
 
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx
index ca3769974..d4698a764 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx
@@ -28,16 +28,21 @@ cmWIXFilesSourceWriter::cmWIXFilesSourceWriter(cmCPackLog* logger,
 void cmWIXFilesSourceWriter::EmitShortcut(
   std::string const& id,
   cmWIXShortcut const& shortcut,
-  std::string const& shortcutPrefix)
+  std::string const& shortcutPrefix,
+  size_t shortcutIndex)
 {
-  std::string shortcutId = shortcutPrefix;
+  std::stringstream shortcutId;
+  shortcutId << shortcutPrefix << id;
 
-  shortcutId += id;
+  if(shortcutIndex > 0)
+    {
+    shortcutId << "_"  << shortcutIndex;
+    }
 
   std::string fileId = std::string("CM_F") + id;
 
   BeginElement("Shortcut");
-  AddAttribute("Id", shortcutId);
+  AddAttribute("Id", shortcutId.str());
   AddAttribute("Name", shortcut.label);
   std::string target = "[#" + fileId + "]";
   AddAttribute("Target", target);
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h
index 67808fb0c..c48bc15ba 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public:
   void EmitShortcut(
       std::string const& id,
       cmWIXShortcut const& shortcut,
-      std::string const& shortcutPrefix);
+      std::string const& shortcutPrefix,
+      size_t shortcutIndex);
 
   void EmitRemoveFolder(std::string const& id);
 
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.cxx b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.cxx
index 1c755ece0..aef2b0826 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.cxx
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ bool cmWIXShortcuts::EmitShortcuts(
     std::string const& id = j->first;
     shortcut_list_t const& shortcutList = j->second;
 
-    for(shortcut_list_t::const_iterator k = shortcutList.begin();
-      k != shortcutList.end(); ++k)
+    for(size_t shortcutListIndex = 0;
+      shortcutListIndex < shortcutList.size(); ++shortcutListIndex)
       {
-      cmWIXShortcut const& shortcut = *k;
-      fileDefinitions.EmitShortcut(id, shortcut, shortcutPrefix);
+      cmWIXShortcut const& shortcut = shortcutList[shortcutListIndex];
+      fileDefinitions.EmitShortcut(id, shortcut,
+        shortcutPrefix, shortcutListIndex);
       }
     }
 
@@ -84,3 +85,34 @@ void cmWIXShortcuts::AddShortcutTypes(std::set<Type>& types)
     types.insert(i->first);
     }
 }
+
+void cmWIXShortcuts::CreateFromProperties(
+  std::string const& id,
+  std::string const& directoryId,
+  cmInstalledFile const& installedFile)
+{
+  CreateFromProperty("CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS",
+    START_MENU, id, directoryId, installedFile);
+
+  CreateFromProperty("CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS",
+    DESKTOP, id, directoryId, installedFile);
+}
+
+void cmWIXShortcuts::CreateFromProperty(
+  std::string const& propertyName,
+  Type type,
+  std::string const& id,
+  std::string const& directoryId,
+  cmInstalledFile const& installedFile)
+{
+  std::vector<std::string> list;
+  installedFile.GetPropertyAsList(propertyName, list);
+
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < list.size(); ++i)
+    {
+    cmWIXShortcut shortcut;
+    shortcut.label = list[i];
+    shortcut.workingDirectoryId = directoryId;
+    insert(type, id, shortcut);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.h b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.h
index a18cbb34c..5e18bdd3a 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.h
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXShortcut.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <cmInstalledFile.h>
+
 class cmWIXFilesSourceWriter;
 
 struct cmWIXShortcut
@@ -50,9 +52,19 @@ public:
 
   void AddShortcutTypes(std::set<Type>& types);
 
+  void CreateFromProperties(std::string const& id,
+    std::string const& directoryId, cmInstalledFile const& installedFile);
+
 private:
   typedef std::map<Type, shortcut_id_map_t> shortcut_type_map_t;
 
+  void CreateFromProperty(
+    std::string const& propertyName,
+    Type type,
+    std::string const& id,
+    std::string const& directoryId,
+    cmInstalledFile const& installedFile);
+
   shortcut_type_map_t Shortcuts;
   shortcut_id_map_t EmptyIdMap;
 };