diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix
index 07953ea439f4..29d00a159ab1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 , libdrm
 , mesa
 , libxkbcommon
+, libappindicator-gtk3
 }@args:
 
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/generic.nix
index ee3609783c29..6d0dbc8cace2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/generic.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 , libdrm
 , mesa
 , libxkbcommon
+, libappindicator-gtk3
 }:
 
 version: hashes:
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ let
   };
 
   electronLibPath = with stdenv.lib; makeLibraryPath (
-    [ libuuid at-spi2-atk at-spi2-core ]
+    [ libuuid at-spi2-atk at-spi2-core libappindicator-gtk3 ]
     ++ optionals (! versionOlder version "9.0.0") [ libdrm mesa ]
     ++ optionals (! versionOlder version "11.0.0") [ libxkbcommon ]
   );