diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kdeconnect-kde.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kdeconnect-kde.nix
index 8c7b2b635c0..c2b465303b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kdeconnect-kde.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kdeconnect-kde.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 , qtgraphicaleffects
 , qtmultimedia
 , qtx11extras
+, breeze-icons
 , sshfs
 }:
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ mkDerivation {
     qtgraphicaleffects
     qtmultimedia
     qtx11extras
+    # otherwise buttons are blank on non-kde
+    breeze-icons
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools makeWrapper ];