diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8210246..00e52c37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
 
 ## 3.7.1-SNAPSHOT
 
-- System File Chooser: Update current filter before invoking approve callback
-  and after closing dialog. (issue #1065)
+- System File Chooser:
+  - Update current filter before invoking approve callback and after closing
+    dialog. (issue #1065)
+  - On Linux: Check whether required GSettings schemas are installed to avoid
+    application crash (occurred on NixOS with Plasma/KDE desktop). (issue #1069)
 - ComboBox: Added UI property `ComboBox.buttonFocusedEditableBackground`. (issue
   #1068)
 - Popup: Fixed scrolling popup painting issue on Windows 10 when a glass pane is
diff --git a/flatlaf-natives/flatlaf-natives-linux/src/main/cpp/GtkFileChooser.cpp b/flatlaf-natives/flatlaf-natives-linux/src/main/cpp/GtkFileChooser.cpp
index 065c4c01..98105772 100644
--- a/flatlaf-natives/flatlaf-natives-linux/src/main/cpp/GtkFileChooser.cpp
+++ b/flatlaf-natives/flatlaf-natives-linux/src/main/cpp/GtkFileChooser.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ extern Window getWindowHandle( JNIEnv* env, JAWT* awt, jobject window, Display**
 // declare internal methods
 static jobjectArray fileListToStringArray( JNIEnv* env, GSList* fileList );
 
+// fields
+static int settingsSchemaInstalled = -1;
+
 //---- helper -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #define isOptionSet( option ) ((optionsSet & com_formdev_flatlaf_ui_FlatNativeLinuxLibrary_ ## option) != 0)
@@ -188,6 +191,22 @@ JNIEXPORT jobjectArray JNICALL Java_com_formdev_flatlaf_ui_FlatNativeLinuxLibrar
 	if( !gtk_init_check( NULL, NULL ) )
 		return NULL;
 
+	// check whether required GSettings schemas are installed (e.g. on NixOS)
+	// this avoids output of following message on console, followed by an application crash:
+	//   GLib-GIO-ERROR: No GSettings schemas are installed on the system
+	if( settingsSchemaInstalled < 0 ) {
+		GSettingsSchemaSource* schemaSource = g_settings_schema_source_get_default();
+		GSettingsSchema* schema = (schemaSource != NULL)
+			? g_settings_schema_source_lookup( schemaSource, "org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser", FALSE )
+			: NULL;
+		if( schema != NULL )
+			g_settings_schema_unref( schema );
+
+		settingsSchemaInstalled = (schema != NULL);
+	}
+	if( settingsSchemaInstalled <= 0 )
+		return NULL;
+
 	// convert Java strings to C strings
 	AutoReleaseStringUTF8 ctitle( env, title );
 	AutoReleaseStringUTF8 cokButtonLabel( env, okButtonLabel );