diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index 4af544a44..64e47fff9 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ in
     sane-cast.sandbox.whitelistAudio = true;  #< for sblast audio casting
     sane-cast.suggestedPrograms = [ "go2tv" "sblast" ];
 
+    sane-color-picker.sandbox.whitelistDbus = [ "user" ];  #< required for eyedropper to work
     sane-color-picker.sandbox.whitelistWayland = true;
     sane-color-picker.sandbox.keepPidsAndProc = true;  #< required by wl-clipboard
     sane-color-picker.suggestedPrograms = [