diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-apps.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-apps.bb
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+SUMMARY = "GNOME applications"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
+
+inherit packagegroup features_check
+
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
+    evolution-data-server \
+    evince \
+    file-roller \
+    gedit \
+    gnome-calculator \
+    gnome-font-viewer \
+    gnome-terminal \
+    libwnck3 \
+    nautilus \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'polkit', 'gnome-system-monitor', '', d)} \
+"
diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-desktop.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-desktop.bb
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+SUMMARY = "Basic GNOME desktop"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
+
+inherit packagegroup features_check
+
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 polkit systemd pam gobject-introspection-data"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
+    adwaita-icon-theme \
+    adwaita-icon-theme-cursors \
+    evolution-data-server \
+    gnome-backgrounds \
+    gnome-bluetooth \
+    gnome-control-center \
+    gnome-desktop3 \
+    gnome-flashback \
+    gnome-keyring \
+    gnome-menus3 \
+    gnome-session \
+    gnome-settings-daemon \
+    gnome-shell \
+    gnome-shell-extensions \
+    gnome-tweaks \
+    gmime \
+    gvfs gvfsd-ftp gvfsd-sftp gvfsd-trash \
+"