diff --git a/lyx.changes b/lyx.changes
index 9d57d3f..56d3e6a 100644
--- a/lyx.changes
+++ b/lyx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 27 15:59:08 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- Add Xindy (a better index generator that does actually support
+  formatting like bold/italic/monospace of index entries) as a
+  Recommends. LyX will automatically use xindy when located.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  3 13:57:19 UTC 2010 - cornelis@solcon.nl
 
diff --git a/lyx.spec b/lyx.spec
index 5bfab2b..1a283d6 100644
--- a/lyx.spec
+++ b/lyx.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Source1:        lyx.desktop
 Source2:        lyx.png
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
+Recommends:	xindy
+
 %description
 LyX is a front-end for LaTeX under X11. It combines the comfortable use
 of a word processor with the high quality of LaTeX typesetting.