diff --git a/mate-session-manager.spec b/mate-session-manager.spec
index d18e309..4a69147 100644
--- a/mate-session-manager.spec
+++ b/mate-session-manager.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ BuildRequires:  libXtst-devel
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-xtrans-devel
 BuildRequires:  tcp_wrappers-devel
 
+Requires: system-logos
+# Needed for mate-settings-daemon
+Requires: mate-control-center
+# we need an authentication agent in the session
+Requires: mate-polkit
+# and we want good defaults
+Requires: polkit-desktop-policy
+Requires: hicolor-icon-theme
+
 %description
 This package contains a session that can be started from a display
 manager such as MDM. It will load all necessary applications for a
@@ -86,6 +95,7 @@ fi
 - add BR xorg-x11-xtrans-devel
 - add BR tcp_wrappers-devel
 - remove NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
+- add some runtime requires
 
 * Mon Jun 17 2013 Dan Mashal <dan.mashal@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.0-4
 - Drop the caja patch