diff --git a/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default b/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default
index 7384d6ab0..48b33f0a8 100644
--- a/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default
+++ b/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default
@@ -342,3 +342,6 @@ media-plugins/audacious-plugins http
 
 # Add support for applications using legacy xembed systray icons
 kde-plasma/plasma-desktop legacy-systray gtk2 gtk3
+
+# required by dev-libs/libappindicator-12.10.0-r300
+dev-libs/libdbusmenu gtk3