diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/gui.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/gui.scrbl
index 177cb159..fc168cbe 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/gui.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/gui.scrbl
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Both parts of the toolbox rely extensively on the
 @include-section["prefs.scrbl"]
 @include-section["dynamic.scrbl"]
 @include-section["startup.scrbl"]
+@include-section["libs.scrbl"]
 
 @;------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/libs.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/libs.scrbl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cbe730a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/libs.scrbl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#lang scribble/doc
+@(require "common.ss")
+
+@(define draw-doc '(lib "scribblings/draw/draw.scrbl"))
+
+@title[#:tag "libs"]{Platform Dependencies}
+
+See @secref[#:doc draw-doc "libs"] in @other-manual[draw-doc] for
+information on platform library dependencies for
+@racketmodname[racket/draw]. Under Unix, the following additional
+system libraries must be installed for @racketmodname[racket/gui/base]:
+
+@itemlist[
+ @item{@filepath{libgdk-x11-2.0[.0]}}
+ @item{@filepath{libgdk_pixbuf-2.0[.0]}}
+ @item{@filepath{libgtk-x11-2.0[.0]}}
+ @item{@filepath{libgdkglext-x11-1.0[.0]} --- optional, for OpenGL support}
+ @item{@filepath{libgtkglext-x11-1.0[.0]} --- optional, for OpenGL support}
+ @item{@filepath{libunique-1.0[.0]} --- optional, for single-instance support}
+]