diff --git a/weechat.changes b/weechat.changes
index da7178b..c052c5a 100644
--- a/weechat.changes
+++ b/weechat.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan 28 12:27:48 UTC 2015 - tchvatal@suse.com
+
+- Recommend lang package and perl/python scripting support as
+  bare iron weechat is bit boring
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 28 10:42:34 UTC 2015 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/weechat.spec b/weechat.spec
index 8c0d123..e4ea627 100644
--- a/weechat.spec
+++ b/weechat.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ BuildRequires:  ruby-devel
 BuildRequires:  tcl-devel
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 Requires:       hicolor-icon-theme
+Recommends:     %{name}-lang = %{version}
+# without scripts it is bit annoying
+Recommends:     %{name}-perl = %{version}
+Recommends:     %{name}-python = %{version}
 Suggests:       %{name}-doc
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 # Not on SLE12
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ several scripting languages.
 
 %lang_package
 
-# Not on SLE12                                                                 
+# Not on SLE12
 %if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 %package doc
 Summary:        Documentation for %{name}
@@ -174,8 +178,8 @@ ln -sf %{_bindir}/weechat %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/weechat-curses
 install -D -m 0644 "%{SOURCE1}" "%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop"
 %suse_update_desktop_file -r "%{name}" Network IRCClient
 
-# Not on SLE12                                                                 
-%if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315 
+# Not on SLE12
+%if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 mv "%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/weechat" html
 %endif
 
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ mv "%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/weechat" html
 %desktop_database_postun
 %icon_theme_cache_postun
 
-# Not on SLE12                                                                 
+# Not on SLE12
 %if 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 %files doc
 %defattr(-,root,root)