diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index a6d6c4e3..989ed5ea 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ PCRE_LIBS   := $(call ldflags_for_lib, libpcre,pcre)
 LIBSN_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, libstartup-notification-1.0)
 LIBSN_LIBS   := $(call ldflags_for_lib, libstartup-notification-1.0,startup-notification-1)
 
+# Pango
+PANGO_CFLAGS := $(call cflags_for_lib, cairo)
+PANGO_CFLAGS += $(call cflags_for_lib, pangocairo)
+I3_CPPFLAGS  += -DPANGO_SUPPORT=1
+PANGO_LIBS   := $(call ldflags_for_lib, cairo)
+PANGO_LIBS   += $(call ldflags_for_lib, pangocairo)
+
 # libi3
 LIBS = -L$(TOPDIR) -li3