diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
index 7555780..5d02bd0 100644
--- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
@@ -753,6 +753,10 @@ with the administrator's password."
          (screen-locker-service slock)
          (screen-locker-service xlockmore "xlock")
 
+         ;; GVFS is used by both GNOME and Xfce.  It provides DBus services
+         ;; started on behalf of users, and those daemons need to be in $PATH.
+         (simple-service 'gvfs profile-service-type gvfs)
+
          ;; The D-Bus clique.
          (avahi-service)
          (wicd-service)