diff --git a/list-xfce.sh b/list-xfce.sh
index a2565cf..8502a8f 100644
--- a/list-xfce.sh
+++ b/list-xfce.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ buildignore engrampa-lang
 buildignore libreoffice
 
 buildignore gimp
+buildignore pidgin
 
 # Pulls in sane-backends
 buildignore simple-scan
diff --git a/livecd-leap-xfce.kiwi b/livecd-leap-xfce.kiwi
index 175f992..ff0ae64 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-xfce.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-xfce.kiwi
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@
     <ignore name="libreoffice"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="gimp"/>
     <ignore name="gimp"/>
+    <package name="aaa_base" replaces="pidgin"/>
+    <ignore name="pidgin"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="simple-scan"/>
     <ignore name="simple-scan"/>
     <package name="xf86-video-vmware" arch="i686,x86_64"/>
diff --git a/livecd-openSUSE.changes b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
index 1d6e638..7ad14f5 100644
--- a/livecd-openSUSE.changes
+++ b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 29 10:41:40 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dleuenberger@suse.com>
 
-- list-xfce: Drop gimp from the XFCE Live image: no space left.
+- list-xfce: Drop gimp and pidgin from the XFCE Live image: no
+  space left.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec  2 14:45:48 UTC 2021 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
diff --git a/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi b/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi
index 0160e5a..54ffea4 100644
--- a/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@
     <ignore name="libreoffice"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="gimp"/>
     <ignore name="gimp"/>
+    <package name="aaa_base" replaces="pidgin"/>
+    <ignore name="pidgin"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="simple-scan"/>
     <ignore name="simple-scan"/>
     <package name="xf86-video-vmware" arch="i686,x86_64"/>