diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gedit/gedit_3.36.2.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gedit/gedit_3.36.2.bb
index 75f1737c62..afd9146ac8 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gedit/gedit_3.36.2.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gedit/gedit_3.36.2.bb
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ FILES_${PN}-python += " \
     ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} \
 "
 
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} += "source-code-pro-fonts"