diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index 7f824680b92e..3fda248ff5be 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ in
       services.gnome.glib-networking.enable = true;
       services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
       services.gvfs.enable = true;
+      services.power-profiles-daemon.enable = mkDefault true;
       services.switcherooControl.enable = mkDefault true; # xapp-gpu-offload-helper
       services.touchegg.enable = mkDefault true;
       services.udisks2.enable = true;