diff --git a/.gitpod.dockerfile b/.gitpod.dockerfile
index 0e82dae8b4942..6eee5eb93bf9f 100644
--- a/.gitpod.dockerfile
+++ b/.gitpod.dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ RUN sudo apt-get update \
     && sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-0 libnss3 libasound2 \
     # native-keymap
     && sudo apt-get install -y libx11-dev libxkbfile-dev \
+    # keytar
+    && sudo apt-get install -y libsecret-1-dev \
     && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Pin Node.js to v10.
diff --git a/examples/browser/package.json b/examples/browser/package.json
index b583fa6a2629c..03bd69f2cfd36 100644
--- a/examples/browser/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
     "@theia/userstorage": "^1.0.0",
     "@theia/variable-resolver": "^1.0.0",
     "@theia/vsx-registry": "^1.0.0",
-    "@theia/workspace": "^1.0.0"
+    "@theia/workspace": "^1.0.0",
+    "keytar": "latest"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "yarn run clean && yarn build",