diff --git a/niri/config.kdl b/niri/config.kdl
index 72f0460..0ea1fda 100644
--- a/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/niri/config.kdl
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ environment {
     XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP "niri:GNOME"
 }
 
+spawn-at-startup "sh" "-c" "systemctl --user import-environment XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP && dbus-update-activation-environment XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP"
 spawn-at-startup "waybar"
 spawn-at-startup "mako"
 spawn-at-startup "awww-daemon"