diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/miriway.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/miriway.nix
index 418bb3dc4f2d..b3d103f8a89d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/miriway.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/miriway.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ in {
 
     # To make the Miriway session available if a display manager like SDDM is enabled:
     services.displayManager.sessionPackages = [ pkgs.miriway ];
+
+    xdg.icons.enable = true;
   };
 
   meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ OPNA2608 ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayfire.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayfire.nix
index 1c3950bff47d..381d14fb8e21 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayfire.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayfire.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ in
 
           services.displayManager.sessionPackages = [ finalPackage ];
 
+          xdg.icons.enable = true;
+
           xdg.portal = {
             enable = lib.mkDefault true;
             wlr.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayland-session.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayland-session.nix
index 09fb2a5f14b2..18c252794563 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayland-session.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/wayland/wayland-session.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     xwayland.enable = lib.mkDefault enableXWayland;
   };
 
+  xdg.icons.enable = true;
+
   xdg.portal.wlr.enable = enableWlrPortal;
 
   # Window manager only sessions (unlike DEs) don't handle XDG
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
index 103e3347108a..3b36d3a905d0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ in {
     systemd.packages = [kdePackages.drkonqi];
     systemd.services."drkonqi-coredump-processor@".wantedBy = ["systemd-coredump@.service"];
 
+    xdg.icons.enable = true;
+
     xdg.portal.enable = true;
     xdg.portal.extraPortals = [kdePackages.xdg-desktop-portal-kde];
     xdg.portal.configPackages = mkDefault [kdePackages.xdg-desktop-portal-kde];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
index 53d3b91bfa17..0092a1f3693b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ in
         };
       };
 
+      xdg.icons.enable = true;
+
       xdg.portal.enable = true;
       xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.plasma5Packages.xdg-desktop-portal-kde ];
       xdg.portal.configPackages = mkDefault [ pkgs.plasma5Packages.xdg-desktop-portal-kde ];