diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 69bd1e87f..7efaac370 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -71,10 +71,16 @@ foreach man_page: man_pages
 endforeach
 
 # Metainfo file
-metainfo = ev_namespace + '.metainfo.xml'
-i18n.merge_file(
-  input: metainfo + '.in',
-  output: metainfo,
+metainfo_config = configuration_data()
+metainfo_config.set('app_id', ev_app_id)
+metainfo_file_in = configure_file(
+          input: 'org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in.in',
+         output: 'org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in',
+  configuration: metainfo_config,
+)
+metainfo_file = i18n.merge_file(
+  input: metainfo_file_in,
+  output: '@0@.metainfo.xml'.format(ev_app_id),
   po_dir: po_dir,
   install: true,
   install_dir: ev_appstreamdir,
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ appstreamcli = find_program('appstreamcli', required: false)
 if (appstreamcli.found())
   test('validate-appdata',
     appstreamcli,
-    args: ['validate', '--no-net', '--explain', metainfo],
+    args: ['validate', '--no-net', '--explain', metainfo_file],
     workdir: meson.current_build_dir()
   )
 endif
diff --git a/data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in.in
similarity index 99%
rename from data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in
rename to data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in.in
index 197f96ad3..18ba74e07 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in.in
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 -->
 <component type="desktop-application">
-  <id>org.gnome.Evince</id>
-  <launchable type="desktop-id">org.gnome.Evince.desktop</launchable>
+  <id>@app_id@</id>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">@app_id@.desktop</launchable>
   <metadata_license>GPL-2.0+ or GFDL-1.3-only</metadata_license>
   <project_license>GPL-2.0-or-later</project_license>
   <name>Document Viewer</name>
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index b18fc8c18..5ed5c066a 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ backend/xps/evince-xpsdocument.metainfo.xml.in.in
 backend/xps/xpsdocument.evince-backend.desktop.in.in
 data/org.gnome.Evince.desktop.in.in
 data/org.gnome.Evince.gschema.xml
-data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in
+data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in.in
 data/org.gnome.Evince-previewer.desktop.in.in
 libdocument/ev-attachment.c
 libdocument/ev-document-factory.c