diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8f83b93..2117576 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ nagios-plugins (1.4.15-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     certificates (Closes: #644627), thanks to Michael Renner
   * Add check_jabber and check_jabber_4 command definitions
   * Add check_mysql_slave command definition
+  * Recommand nagios-plugins-common via nagios-plugins
 
  -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:33:55 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4fa121f..19fe8ca 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.9.2
 Package: nagios-plugins
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, nagios-plugins-basic, nagios-plugins-standard
+Recommends: nagios-plugins-common
 Suggests: nagios3 | icinga
 Description: Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems (metapackage)
  Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems like Nagios and Icinga.