diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix
index d0383fcc5eb8..3c872e72091f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, gtk3, libnotify, libxml2, libexif, exempi, mate, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, gtk3, libnotify, libxml2, libexif, exempi, mate, hicolor_icon_theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "caja-${version}";
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libexif
     exempi
     mate.mate-desktop
+    hicolor_icon_theme
   ];
 
   patches = [