diff --git a/bin/omarchy-install-gaming-battlenet b/bin/omarchy-install-gaming-battlenet
index 5df49955..1bb4ddcd 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-install-gaming-battlenet
+++ b/bin/omarchy-install-gaming-battlenet
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/applications"
-install -m 644 "$OMARCHY_PATH/applications/battlenet.desktop" \
+install -m 644 "$OMARCHY_PATH/default/applications/battlenet.desktop" \
   "$HOME/.local/share/applications/battlenet.desktop"
 update-desktop-database "$HOME/.local/share/applications" 2>/dev/null || true
 
diff --git a/applications/battlenet.desktop b/default/applications/battlenet.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from applications/battlenet.desktop
rename to default/applications/battlenet.desktop
diff --git a/docs/file-layout.md b/docs/file-layout.md
index d886d55a..04488f1b 100644
--- a/docs/file-layout.md
+++ b/docs/file-layout.md
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ etc/fastfetch/config.jsonc     ──►  omarchy-settings    /etc/fastfetch/con
 
 applications/*.desktop         ──►  omarchy-settings    /etc/skel/.local/share/applications/
                                                         /usr/share/omarchy/applications/
+default/applications/battlenet.desktop
+                                ──►  omarchy-settings    /usr/share/omarchy/default/applications/
+                                                        (installer-only launcher template)
 applications/icons/*           ──►  omarchy-settings    /usr/share/icons/hicolor/{48,256,scalable}/apps/
 
 etc/**                         ──►  omarchy-settings    /etc/**           (drop-ins we own outright)
diff --git a/test/shell.d/battlenet-test.sh b/test/shell.d/battlenet-test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcaa03fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell.d/battlenet-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/base-test.sh"
+
+install_script="$ROOT/bin/omarchy-install-gaming-battlenet"
+
+[[ ! -f $ROOT/applications/battlenet.desktop ]] || fail "Battle.net launcher is not part of default application refresh"
+[[ -f $ROOT/default/applications/battlenet.desktop ]] || fail "Battle.net launcher template is available to the installer"
+grep -F '$OMARCHY_PATH/default/applications/battlenet.desktop' "$install_script" >/dev/null ||
+  fail "Battle.net installer installs the launcher from the installer-only template"
+
+pass "Battle.net launcher is only installed by the Battle.net installer"