diff --git a/pkgs/games/steam/chrootenv.nix b/pkgs/games/steam/chrootenv.nix
index 1a930b287af..8832f3bbc18 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/steam/chrootenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/steam/chrootenv.nix
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ in buildFHSUserEnv rec {
     gdk-pixbuf
     pango
     fontconfig
+
+    # friends options won't display "Launch Game" without it
+    lsof
   ] ++ (if (!nativeOnly) then [
     (steamPackages.steam-runtime-wrapped.override {
       inherit runtimeOnly;