diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/cosmic.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/cosmic.nix
index 99aa66bbf98c..52cb480a7248 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/cosmic.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/cosmic.nix
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ in
     services.avahi.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
     services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
     services.gvfs.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    services.orca.enable = lib.mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.orca);
     services.power-profiles-daemon.enable = lib.mkDefault (
       !config.hardware.system76.power-daemon.enable
     );