diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
index 37e9c2dbbb63..b12858cfc963 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@
        Only some exporters are affected by the latter, namely the exporters <literal>dovecot</literal>, <literal>node</literal>, <literal>postfix</literal> and <literal>varnish</literal>.
      </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+     <para>
+       The <literal>ibus-qt</literal> package is not installed by default anymore when <xref linkend="opt-i18n.inputMethod.enabled" /> is set to <literal>ibus</literal>.
+       If IBus support in Qt 4.x applications is required, add the <literal>ibus-qt</literal> package to your <xref linkend="opt-environment.systemPackages" /> manually.
+     </para>
+   </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
  </section>
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/i18n/input-method/ibus.nix b/nixos/modules/i18n/input-method/ibus.nix
index f8e021f551e8..8109ef76c402 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/i18n/input-method/ibus.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/i18n/input-method/ibus.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ in
 
     # Without dconf enabled it is impossible to use IBus
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-      ibus-qt gnome3.dconf ibusAutostart
+      gnome3.dconf ibusAutostart
     ];
 
     environment.variables = {