diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-applets-data b/srcpkgs/mate-applets-data
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..493b4bab36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-applets-data
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mate-applets
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template b/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template
index b55b5a0b643..043380d78cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ makedepends="NetworkManager-devel gtksourceview-devel libSM-devel libgtop-devel
  libmate-panel-devel libmateweather-devel libnotify-devel libwnck-devel
  mate-desktop-devel mate-icon-theme mate-settings-daemon-devel polkit-devel
  upower-devel wireless_tools-devel"
-depends="mate-icon-theme"
+depends="mate-icon-theme mate-applets-data-${version}_${revision}"
 short_desc="Applets for MATE panel"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		makedepends+=" libcpupower-devel"
 		;;
 esac
+
+mate-applets-data_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	short_desc+=" - architecture independent data"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/share
+	}
+}