diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
index 07de3be99651..9e5dab937476 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 , xorg
 , mesa
 , libdrm
+, libappindicator
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     coreutils
     openssl
     (lib.getLib udev)
+    libappindicator
   ];
 
   unpackPhase = ''