diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 609d6cc..acaf664 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 27 12:17:44 UTC 2019 - Richard Brown <rbrown@suse.com>
+
+- transactional_base require man by default (boo#1127539)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 24 09:29:34 UTC 2019 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index e2bfa2c..3b3d5de 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ Provides:       pattern-order() = 1050
 Obsoletes:      pattern() = readonly_root_tools
 Requires:       pattern() = base
 
+Requires:       man
 Requires:       read-only-root-fs
 Requires:       rebootmgr
 Requires:       systemd-presets-branding-transactional-server