diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b865f14..743f4bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         flatpak run --command=xvfb-run org.flatpak.Builder//localtest -a flatpak-builder --version
 
+    # Needed by flatpak-github-actions
+    - name: Check if dbus-daemon works
+      run: |
+        flatpak run --command=dbus-daemon org.flatpak.Builder//localtest --version
+
     # Needed by OBS
     - name: Check if gh works
       run: |
diff --git a/org.flatpak.Builder.BaseApp.json b/org.flatpak.Builder.BaseApp.json
index 05465ed..cd7a342 100644
--- a/org.flatpak.Builder.BaseApp.json
+++ b/org.flatpak.Builder.BaseApp.json
@@ -119,6 +119,25 @@
             ]
         },
         "xvfb.json",
+        {
+            "name": "dbus",
+            "config-opts": [
+                "--disable-static"
+            ],
+            "sources": [
+                {
+                    "type": "archive",
+                    "url": "https://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/dbus-1.14.10.tar.xz",
+                    "sha256": "ba1f21d2bd9d339da2d4aa8780c09df32fea87998b73da24f49ab9df1e36a50f",
+                    "x-checker-data": {
+                        "type": "anitya",
+                        "project-id": 5356,
+                        "stable-only": true,
+                        "url-template": "https://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/dbus-$version.tar.xz"
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "name": "stemmer",
             "buildsystem": "simple",