diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 060ac1c..3f09212 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 # Debian packaging stuff
 .cargo
+vendor/
 vendor.tar
 *.xz
 *.deb
@@ -19,3 +20,11 @@ vendor.tar
 *.deb.tar.*
 *.buildinfo
 *.build
+debian/*
+!debian/*install
+!debian/*postinst
+!debian/changelog
+!debian/control
+!debian/links
+!debian/rules
+!debian/source
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9c59262..29042da 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Architecture: amd64 arm64
 Depends:
   ${misc:Depends},
   ${shlibs:Depends},
+  cosmic-comp,
   cosmic-panel,
-  cosmic-comp
+  cosmic-applet-host,
+  cosmic-applets,
 Description: The session for the COSMIC desktop
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7096a51..f8ae897 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 		env,
 		vec![fd],
 	);
+	let (env, fd) = comp::create_privileged_socket(&mut sockets, &env_vars).wrap_err("failed to create applet host")?;
+	generic::run_executable(
+		token.child_token(),
+		info_span!(parent: None, "cosmic-applet-host"),
+		"cosmic-applet-host",
+		vec![],
+		env,
+		vec![fd]
+	);
 	socket_tx.send(sockets).unwrap();
 
 	let (exit_tx, exit_rx) = oneshot::channel();