diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index 6a7d2a8aa6cd..8ff9b0b756d3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ in
       # Settings from elementary-default-settings
       environment.etc."gtk-3.0/settings.ini".source = "${pkgs.pantheon.elementary-default-settings}/etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini";
 
+      xdg.portal.enable = true;
       xdg.portal.extraPortals = with pkgs.pantheon; [
         elementary-files
         elementary-settings-daemon