diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix
index be8a879d7288..42df4bea777e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   libgtop,
   libgudev,
   libsoup_3,
+  gettext,
+  glib,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
   packagekit,
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
+    glib # glib-compile-resources
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/applications/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/applications/default.nix
index 2a7f5c78df6f..4456b1480530 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/applications/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/applications/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
+  gettext,
   meson,
   ninja,
   pkg-config,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/bluetooth/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/bluetooth/default.nix
index 3366a34e73af..16b54deeefb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/bluetooth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/bluetooth/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   vala,
   libadwaita,
   libgee,
+  gettext,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
   bluez,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/datetime/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/datetime/default.nix
index e72aed12a73a..9ecda8e925d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/datetime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/datetime/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   libgee,
   libical,
   granite7,
+  gettext,
   gtk4,
   libxml2,
   switchboard,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     libxml2
     meson
     ninja
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/display/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/display/default.nix
index 08b4bb5488b5..8801916abf61 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/display/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/display/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   vala,
   libadwaita,
   libgee,
+  gettext,
+  glib,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
   switchboard,
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
+    glib # glib-compile-resources
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/keyboard/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/keyboard/default.nix
index 0e0860e34a09..82b10c75df8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/keyboard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/keyboard/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , vala
 , libadwaita
 , libgee
+, gettext
 , gnome-settings-daemon
 , granite7
 , gsettings-desktop-schemas
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     libxml2
     meson
     ninja
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/mouse-touchpad/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/mouse-touchpad/default.nix
index 4f0d896dc290..e36eba828f7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/mouse-touchpad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/mouse-touchpad/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   granite7,
   gtk4,
   switchboard,
+  gettext,
   gnome-settings-daemon,
   glib,
   gala, # needed for gestures support
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/notifications/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/notifications/default.nix
index b90f64057557..5e3622f1ed24 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/notifications/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/notifications/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   vala,
   libadwaita,
   libgee,
+  gettext,
+  glib,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
   switchboard,
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
+    glib # glib-compile-resources
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/onlineaccounts/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/onlineaccounts/default.nix
index 51074196553b..d2d6136bf8d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/onlineaccounts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/onlineaccounts/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    glib # glib-compile-resources
+    gtk4 # gtk-update-icon-cache
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix
index 8c89bae1d427..7c9078ad9b6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   vala,
   libadwaita,
   libgee,
+  gettext,
   gnome-settings-daemon,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/printers/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/printers/default.nix
index 278cbfbeec12..a3ad381e12cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/printers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/printers/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   vala,
   libadwaita,
   libgee,
+  gettext,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
   cups,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/security-privacy/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/security-privacy/default.nix
index ff4a36666d37..3007862edd71 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/security-privacy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/security-privacy/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   vala,
   elementary-settings-daemon,
   libgee,
+  gettext,
   granite7,
   gsettings-desktop-schemas,
   gala,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/sharing/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/sharing/default.nix
index c0e342dd0088..94503b403df3 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/sharing/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/sharing/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   vala,
   elementary-bluetooth-daemon,
   libgee,
+  gettext,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
   switchboard,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/wacom/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/wacom/default.nix
index 9fb0562e02fa..bb96b4a8add9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/wacom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/wacom/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   ninja,
   pkg-config,
   vala,
+  gettext,
   glib,
   granite7,
   gtk4,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/power/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/power/default.nix
index 895615d37426..6140d85064e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/power/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/power/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   ninja,
   vala,
   elementary-settings-daemon,
+  gettext,
   gtk3,
   granite,
   libgtop,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext # msgfmt
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config