diff --git a/srcpkgs/garcon/template b/srcpkgs/garcon/template
index c944b354b23..dca4a2b994f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/garcon/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/garcon/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'garcon'
 pkgname=garcon
 version=0.8.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static"
+build_helper=gir
+configure_args="--disable-static --enable-introspection=$(vopt_if gir yes no)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gettext-devel glib-devel"
 makedepends="libglib-devel libxfce4ui-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/xdg/menus/xfce-applications.menu"
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ homepage="https://xfce.org/"
 distfiles="https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/garcon/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=4811d89ee5bc48dbdeffd69fc3eec6c112bbf01fde98a9e848335b374a4aa1bb
 
+build_options="gir"
+build_options_default="gir"
+
 garcon-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} libxfce4ui-devel gtk+3-devel"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
@@ -22,5 +26,8 @@ garcon-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove usr/share/gtk-doc
+		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
+		fi
 	}
 }