diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
index 4c375002..df69386f 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ in
         # emulate pulseaudio for legacy apps (e.g. sxmo-utils)
         pulse.enable = true;
       };
+      services.gvfs.enable = true;  # allow nautilus to mount remote filesystems (e.g. ftp://...)
       # rtkit/RealtimeKit: allow applications which want realtime audio (e.g. Dino? Pulseaudio server?) to request it.
       # this might require more configuration (e.g. polkit-related) to work exactly as desired.
       # - readme outlines requirements: <https://github.com/heftig/rtkit>