diff --git a/cockpit.changes b/cockpit.changes
index 8320062..d0168d2 100644
--- a/cockpit.changes
+++ b/cockpit.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Wed Aug  7 20:25:34 UTC 2024 - Herbert Graeber <herbert@graeber-clan.de>
 - Fix libexecdir for leap and sle (bsc#1223533)
 - Fix systemd units folder for leap and sle (bsc#1226541)
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Aug  7 09:37:00 UTC 2024 - pallas wept <pallaswept@proton.me>
+
+- Recommend cockpit-packagekit if zypper is installed
+
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 Wed Aug  7 09:36:58 UTC 2024 - Jan Zerebecki <jan.suse@zerebecki.de>
 
diff --git a/cockpit.spec b/cockpit.spec
index e6046cf..bcac1b0 100644
--- a/cockpit.spec
+++ b/cockpit.spec
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Requires: cockpit-system
 
 # Optional components
 Recommends: (cockpit-storaged if udisks2)
-Recommends: (cockpit-packagekit if dnf)
+Recommends: (cockpit-packagekit if (dnf or zypper))
 Suggests: cockpit-pcp
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 0