diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix
index d703198fa775..b230218e332b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ in
       homepage = "https://www.rstudio.com/";
       license = licenses.agpl3Only;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ ciil cfhammill ];
+      mainProgram = "rstudio" + optionalString server "-server";
       platforms = platforms.linux;
     };