diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
index 75cf2e4..ef81b72 100644
--- a/common.nix
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ in {
     # for screen sharing
     xdg-desktop-portal
     kdePackages.xdg-desktop-portal-kde
+    podman-compose
   ];
 
   # set user environment variables
@@ -305,6 +306,8 @@ in {
     # create alias mapping docker to podman
     dockerCompat = true;
     dockerSocket.enable = true;
+    # Required for containers under podman-compose to be able to talk to each other.
+    defaultNetwork.settings.dns_enabled = true;
   };
 
   # enable VAAPI and intel QSV