diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
index c4ab8e1a..3015cb6b 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${debconf:Depends}, udev (>= 175), passwd | adduser,
  ${python:Depends}, python-pyudev (>= 0.13), python-gi (>= 3.2), gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.4),
  ${DesktopIconTheme}
-Recommends: gir1.2-notify-0.7, consolekit (>= 0.4.3) | systemd (>= 44)
+Recommends: gir1.2-notify-0.7, consolekit (>= 0.4.3) | systemd (>= 44),
+ python-dbus (>= 1.1.0), upower
 Suggests: gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1, solaar-gnome3 (= ${source:Version})
 Description: Logitech Unifying Receiver peripherals manager for Linux
  Solaar is a Linux device manager for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.