diff --git a/list-gnome.sh b/list-gnome.sh
index 03d1ceb..eca71a9 100644
--- a/list-gnome.sh
+++ b/list-gnome.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ buildignore gnome-photos
 # Moved here from list-common.sh. cyrus-sasl is needed by Pidgin in Xfce Live CD
 buildignore cyrus-sasl
 
+# Was part of the gnome pattern
+install NetworkManager-applet
+
 # Moved here from list-common.sh, too big for x11
 install xf86-video-vmware i686,x86_64
 
diff --git a/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi b/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
index abd2969..95af28a 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@
     <ignore name="gnome-photos"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="cyrus-sasl"/>
     <ignore name="cyrus-sasl"/>
+    <package name="NetworkManager-applet"/>
     <package name="xf86-video-vmware" arch="i686,x86_64"/>
     <package name="alsa-firmware"/>
     <namedCollection name="apparmor"/>
diff --git a/livecd-openSUSE.changes b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
index 3383e99..c5fed7a 100644
--- a/livecd-openSUSE.changes
+++ b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 31 08:13:59 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dleuenberger@suse.com>
+
+- list-gnome: explicitly list NetworkManager-applet (otherwise:
+  have choice for NetworkManager-client needed by NetworkManager:
+  NetworkManager-applet plasma-nm5).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct 30 10:54:55 UTC 2019 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi b/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi
index 5bafcca..083c6ba 100644
--- a/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@
     <ignore name="gnome-photos"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="cyrus-sasl"/>
     <ignore name="cyrus-sasl"/>
+    <package name="NetworkManager-applet"/>
     <package name="xf86-video-vmware" arch="i686,x86_64"/>
     <package name="alsa-firmware"/>
     <namedCollection name="apparmor"/>