diff --git a/system/desktop.nix b/system/desktop.nix
index 0f272b0b..1f6d4cc3 100644
--- a/system/desktop.nix
+++ b/system/desktop.nix
@@ -72,4 +72,9 @@
       };
     };
   };
+  xdg.portal = {
+    enable = true;
+    config.common.default = "*"; # TODO change for xdg-desktop-portal > 1.17 changes
+    extraPortals = [ pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk ];
+  };
 }