diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 18b1fb53..ae460841 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Architecture: any
 Priority: optional
 Section: x11
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Provides: x-window-manager
+Suggests: rxvt-unicode | x-terminal-emulator
 Description: an improved dynamic tiling window manager
  Key features of i3 are correct implementation of Xinerama (workspaces are
  assigned to virtual screens, i3 does the right thing when attaching new