diff --git a/user/zathura-mupdf-default b/user/zathura-mupdf-default
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..e76b2684bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/zathura-mupdf-default
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+zathura
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user/zathura-pdf-mupdf/template.py b/user/zathura-pdf-mupdf/template.py
index 1a0b049c77d..762a364e678 100644
--- a/user/zathura-pdf-mupdf/template.py
+++ b/user/zathura-pdf-mupdf/template.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgname = "zathura-pdf-mupdf"
 pkgver = "0.4.4"
-pkgrel = 0
+pkgrel = 1
 build_style = "meson"
 hostmakedepends = ["meson", "pkgconf"]
 makedepends = [
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ]
 checkdepends = ["check-devel"]
 depends = ["zathura"]
+install_if = ["zathura-mupdf-default"]
 pkgdesc = "PDF support for zathura"
 maintainer = "ttyyls <contact@behri.org>"
 license = "Zlib"
diff --git a/user/zathura-pdf-poppler/template.py b/user/zathura-pdf-poppler/template.py
index 729e3bebce6..d17828fbbbf 100644
--- a/user/zathura-pdf-poppler/template.py
+++ b/user/zathura-pdf-poppler/template.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgname = "zathura-pdf-poppler"
 pkgver = "0.3.3"
-pkgrel = 1
+pkgrel = 2
 build_style = "meson"
 hostmakedepends = ["meson", "pkgconf"]
 makedepends = [
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ]
 checkdepends = ["check-devel"]
 depends = ["zathura"]
+install_if = ["zathura-poppler-default"]
 pkgdesc = "PDF support for zathura"
 subdesc = "poppler backend"
 maintainer = "ttyyls <contact@behri.org>"
diff --git a/user/zathura-poppler-default b/user/zathura-poppler-default
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..e76b2684bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/zathura-poppler-default
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+zathura
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user/zathura/template.py b/user/zathura/template.py
index 86d97afe66a..f6bc848ea43 100644
--- a/user/zathura/template.py
+++ b/user/zathura/template.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgname = "zathura"
 pkgver = "0.5.11"
-pkgrel = 1
+pkgrel = 2
 build_style = "meson"
 hostmakedepends = [
     "appstream-glib",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def _(self):
     self.subdesc = "backends"
     self.install_if = [self.parent]
     self.depends = [
-        "virtual:zathura-pdf-poppler!zathura",
+        "virtual:zathura-pdf-default!zathura",
         "virtual:zathura-cb!zathura",
         "virtual:zathura-djvu!zathura",
         "virtual:zathura-ps!zathura",
@@ -52,3 +52,23 @@ def _(self):
     self.options = ["empty"]
 
     return []
+
+
+@subpackage("zathura-mupdf-default")
+def _(self):
+    self.options = ["empty"]
+    self.subsec = ["mupdf backend"]
+    self.provides = ["zathura-pdf-default"]
+    self.provider_priority = 100
+
+    return []
+
+
+@subpackage("zathura-poppler-default")
+def _(self):
+    self.options = ["empty"]
+    self.subsec = ["poppler backend"]
+    self.provides = ["zathura-pdf-default"]
+    self.provider_priority = 0
+
+    return []