diff --git a/gnu/packages/enlightenment.scm b/gnu/packages/enlightenment.scm
index 15ea89454f..079d60e45a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/enlightenment.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/enlightenment.scm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages code)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
   #:use-module (gnu packages curl)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fonts)
   #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages freedesktop)
   #:use-module (gnu packages fribidi)
@@ -370,7 +371,10 @@ Libraries with some extra bells and whistles.")
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("efl" ,efl)
        ("libxkbcommon" ,libxkbcommon)
-       ("wayland-protocols" ,wayland-protocols)))
+       ("wayland-protocols" ,wayland-protocols)
+
+       ;; Default font that applications such as IceCat require.
+       ("font-dejavu" ,font-dejavu)))
     (home-page "https://www.enlightenment.org/about-enlightenment")
     (synopsis "Lightweight desktop environment")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mate.scm b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
index 44420147a3..82b2d6e0fd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mate.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Nikita <nikita@n0.is>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2019, 2020 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
-;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Guy Fleury Iteriteka <hoonandon@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier@web.de>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
@@ -1580,6 +1580,9 @@ used to bring up authentication dialogs.")
        ("shared-mime-info"          ,shared-mime-info)
        ("yelp"                      ,yelp)
        ("zenity"                    ,zenity)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     ;; Default font that applications such as IceCat require.
+     `(("font-dejavu"             ,font-dejavu)))
     (synopsis "The MATE desktop environment")
     (home-page "https://mate-desktop.org/")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xfce.scm b/gnu/packages/xfce.scm
index 5782fa9eac..299e39115a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xfce.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xfce.scm
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
   #:use-module (gnu packages calendar)
   #:use-module (gnu packages cdrom)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fonts)
   #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages freedesktop)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gettext)
@@ -1011,6 +1012,9 @@ on your desktop.")
        ("xfce4-clipman-plugin"    ,xfce4-clipman-plugin)
        ("xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin" ,xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin)
        ("xfce4-xkb-plugin"        ,xfce4-xkb-plugin)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     ;; Default font that applications such as IceCat require.
+     `(("font-dejavu"             ,font-dejavu)))
     (native-search-paths
      ;; For finding panel plugins.
      (package-native-search-paths xfce4-panel))