diff --git a/homeManagerModules/niri/ags.nix b/homeManagerModules/niri/ags.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ea003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeManagerModules/niri/ags.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  programs.ags = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    # additional packages to add to gjs's runtime
+    extraPackages = with pkgs; [
+      gtksourceview
+      webkitgtk
+      accountsservice
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/niri/niri.nix b/homeManagerModules/niri/niri.nix
index 96de01c..4c824ed 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/niri/niri.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/niri/niri.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 {
+  imports = [ ./ags.nix ];
+
   services.mako = {
     enable = true;
     extraConfig = builtins.readFile ./mako.conf;