diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index 4fec75804..856b00f35 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ function configureApplicationMenu(): void {
 function resolveResourcePath(fileName: string): string | null {
   const candidates = [
     Path.join(__dirname, "../resources", fileName),
+    Path.join(__dirname, "../prod-resources", fileName),
     Path.join(process.resourcesPath, "resources", fileName),
     Path.join(process.resourcesPath, fileName),
   ];
diff --git a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
index aebf11d5c..add0d1c76 100644
--- a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
+++ b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ const buildDesktopArtifact = Effect.fn("buildDesktopArtifact")(function* (
 
   yield* assertPlatformBuildResources(options.platform, stageResourcesDir, options.verbose);
 
+  yield* fs.copy(stageResourcesDir, path.join(stageAppDir, "apps/desktop/prod-resources"));
+
   const stagePackageJson: StagePackageJson = {
     name: "t3-code-desktop",
     version: appVersion,