diff --git a/main/postmarketos-ui-mate/APKBUILD b/main/postmarketos-ui-mate/APKBUILD
index cd7640555..54b120063 100644
--- a/main/postmarketos-ui-mate/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/postmarketos-ui-mate/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Daniele Debernardi <drebrez@gmail.com>
 pkgname=postmarketos-ui-mate
 pkgver=2
-pkgrel=0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="(X11) MATE Desktop Environment, fork of GNOME2 (stylus recommended)"
 url="http://mate-desktop.org/"
 arch="noarch"
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ depends="
 	xorg-server
 	"
 _pmb_recommends="
+	network-manager-applet
 	onboard
 	"
 install="$pkgname.post-install $pkgname.pre-deinstall $pkgname.post-deinstall $pkgname.post-upgrade"