diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 4a7a4804e1aa..6ab9ab28a77f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ in {
     services.hardware.bolt.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.xserver.libinput.enable = mkDefault true; # for controlling touchpad settings via gnome control center
     systemd.packages = [ pkgs.gnome3.vino ];
+    xdg.portal.enable = true;
     xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk ];
 
     # If gnome3 is installed, build vim for gtk3 too.