diff --git a/tasks/pipewire.yml b/tasks/pipewire.yml
index 34c552a..69e7035 100644
--- a/tasks/pipewire.yml
+++ b/tasks/pipewire.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,16 @@
   with_items:
     - 'xdg-desktop-portal-wlr'
     - 'xdg-desktop-portal-gtk'
+    - 'xdg-desktop-portal'
     - 'slurp'
     - 'pipewire'
+
+- name: Deploy waybar weather script
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: 'templates/50-systemd-user.conf.j2'
+    dest: '/etc/sway/config.d/50-systemd-user.conf'
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: 'root'
+    group: 'root'
+    backup: true
diff --git a/templates/50-systemd-user.conf.j2 b/templates/50-systemd-user.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5fc125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/50-systemd-user.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
+# import variables into system-user enviroment
+# based on the instructions in the sway wiki
+# see also https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/5732
+# and https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/dfc637d0ff756889e8e5b7cb4ec991eb06069aa1/xorg/50-systemd-user.sh
+
+exec systemctl --user import-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY SWAYSOCK XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
+exec hash dbus-update-activation-environment 2>/dev/null && \
+     dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY SWAYSOCK XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index df72282..50a5beb 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 11  # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 12  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'role-roles-ansible.sway.version'