diff --git a/editor b/editor
index c35329e..0458ab2 100755
--- a/editor
+++ b/editor
@@ -5,12 +5,23 @@ SRC_PATH=editor-dotnet/src/app/$APP_NAME
 APP_PATH=$SRC_PATH/bin/Debug/net$DOTNET_VERSION
 RELEASE=0
 
+PREREQUISITES="desktop-framework-dotnet/desktop-framework-dotnet/src/engines/MBS.Desktop.Engines.GTK3"
+
 if [ ! $RELEASE -eq 1 ] || [ ! -f $APP_PATH/$APP_NAME ]; then
 
 	pushd $SRC_PATH
 	dotnet build
 	popd
 
+	# also build desktop-framework-dotnet
+	for prereq in $PREREQUISITES; do
+		pushd $prereq
+		dotnet build
+		popd
+	done
+
+	cp desktop-framework-dotnet/desktop-framework-dotnet/src/engines/MBS.Desktop.Engines.GTK3/bin/Debug/net$DOTNET_VERSION/*.dll $APP_PATH/engines
+
 fi
 
 $APP_PATH/$APP_NAME