diff --git a/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.4.5-r3.ebuild b/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.4.5-r3.ebuild
index e8567558777bf..bb55b01e56643 100644
--- a/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.4.5-r3.ebuild
+++ b/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.4.5-r3.ebuild
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ BDEPEND="
 	>=dev-util/wayland-scanner-1.19.0
 	>=kde-frameworks/kcmutils-${KFMIN}:6
 	virtual/pkgconfig
-	test? ( >=dev-qt/qtwayland-${QTMIN}:6[compositor(+)] )
+	test? (
+		>=dev-qt/qtwayland-${QTMIN}:6[compositor(+)]
+		X? ( x11-misc/xdotool )
+	)
 "
 BDEPEND+=" || ( >=dev-qt/qtbase-6.10:6[wayland] <dev-qt/qtwayland-6.10:6 )"
 
diff --git a/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.5.4.ebuild b/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.5.4.ebuild
index 994e076f62de6..f4f2443bf1119 100644
--- a/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.5.4.ebuild
+++ b/kde-plasma/plasma-workspace/plasma-workspace-6.5.4.ebuild
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ BDEPEND="
 	>=dev-util/wayland-scanner-1.19.0
 	>=kde-frameworks/kcmutils-${KFMIN}:6
 	virtual/pkgconfig
-	test? ( >=dev-qt/qtwayland-${QTMIN}:6[compositor(+)] )
+	test? (
+		>=dev-qt/qtwayland-${QTMIN}:6[compositor(+)]
+		X? ( x11-misc/xdotool )
+	)
 "
 BDEPEND+=" || ( >=dev-qt/qtbase-6.10:6[wayland] <dev-qt/qtwayland-6.10:6 )"