diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 36f2e31..ae27378 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ in
     name = "intellij-gradle-jdk23";
     targetPkgs = pkgs_: [
       pkgs_.jetbrains.idea-ultimate
+      # IntelliJ needs at least one font installed.
+      # If this shell.nix is run on a non-NixOS system, that might not be the case.
+      # Thus, we manually add one font.
+      pkgs_.noto-fonts
       jdk
       gradle
     ];