diff --git a/nixos/extra.nix b/nixos/extra.nix
index fef3b1ad7d1ef111029545645a1722d9b1a515f5..27b3825711ae72d44ec9528d4657a905cff4c7f4 100644
--- a/nixos/extra.nix
+++ b/nixos/extra.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ lib.mkIf (!config.eisfunke.minimal) {
     ];
   };
 
+  # install podman-compose here rather than in home-manager so it's together with the podman setup
+  environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.podman-compose ];
+
   /*
   - note: `virtualisation.containers.enable` is set by the Podman module automatically
   - these are registries that are checked when an image is given without registry