diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/default.nix
index 3579a3a0b625..95597a6ee411 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   git,
   cairo,
   libxcb,
+  xcb-imdkit,
   xcb-util-cursor,
   xcbutilkeysyms,
   xcbutil,
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     check
     libstartup_notification
     libxcb
+    xcb-imdkit
     xcb-util-cursor
     xcbutilkeysyms
     xcbutil
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     which
   ];
 
+  mesonFlags = [ "-Dimdkit=true" ];
+
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {