diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix
index 33cd51f37c68..1d309aa34292 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ in
     services.dbus.enable = true;
     services.dbus.packages = [ lightdm ];
 
+    # lightdm uses the accounts daemon to rember language/window-manager per user
+    services.accounts-daemon.enable = true;
+
     security.pam.services.lightdm = {
       allowNullPassword = true;
       startSession = true;