diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/greetd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/greetd.nix
index 0f0205f9e0e48..f858a7fc8be19 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/greetd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/greetd.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ in
     # This prevents nixos-rebuild from killing greetd by activating getty again
     systemd.services."autovt@${tty}".enable = false;
 
+    # Enable desktop session data
+    services.displayManager.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+
     systemd.services.greetd = {
       aliases = [ "display-manager.service" ];