diff --git a/modules/minio/cmd/object-store/manifest_test.go b/modules/minio/cmd/object-store/manifest_test.go
index ab2bc4ea..34e5ebb9 100644
--- a/modules/minio/cmd/object-store/manifest_test.go
+++ b/modules/minio/cmd/object-store/manifest_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func manifest(t *testing.T) map[string]any {
 // bundle, and no tool named minio_presigned_url remains.
 func TestManifestClaimsTheSeat(t *testing.T) {
 	m := manifest(t)
+	seats, _ := m["seats"].([]any)
+	if len(seats) != 1 || seats[0].(map[string]any)["name"] != "object-store" || seats[0].(map[string]any)["scope"] != "mesh" ||
+		len(seats[0].(map[string]any)["serves"].([]any)) != 1 || seats[0].(map[string]any)["serves"].([]any)[0] != "link" {
+		t.Fatalf("the seat object-store is not declared in seats (the mesh defines no seat a module does not declare): %v", seats)
+	}
 	claims := m["claims"].([]any)
 	if len(claims) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("claims: %v", claims)
diff --git a/modules/minio/module.json b/modules/minio/module.json
index 8916d5a8..01a966af 100644
--- a/modules/minio/module.json
+++ b/modules/minio/module.json
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@
   "requires": [
     "route"
   ],
+  "seats": [
+    {
+      "name": "object-store",
+      "scope": "mesh",
+      "serves": [
+        "link"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
   "claims": [
     {
       "name": "object-store",