diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
index e3fbfc390cd4..83c60a8ad4f6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ in
     programs.bash.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
     programs.zsh.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
 
+    # Mate uses this for printing
+    programs.system-config-printer.enable = (mkIf config.services.printing.enable (mkDefault true));
+
     services.gnome3.at-spi2-core.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon.enable = true;