diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/default.nix
index 603c69a4fc9f..cabba61c97cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   rustc-demangle,
   elfutils,
   perf,
+  callPackage,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     substituteInPlace ''${!outputDev}/lib/cmake/QtCreator/QtCreatorConfig.cmake --replace "$out/" ""
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    withPackages = callPackage ./with-plugins.nix { };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Cross-platform IDE tailored to the needs of Qt developers";
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/with-plugins.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/with-plugins.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6aa7b5f7d76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/with-plugins.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  qtcreator,
+  ...
+}:
+f:
+let
+  plugins_arg = builtins.foldl' (
+    acc: val: acc + "-pluginpath ${val.outPath}/lib/qtcreator/plugins/"
+  ) "" f;
+  qtcreator_runner = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "qtcreator" ''
+    exec ${lib.getExe qtcreator} ${plugins_arg} "$@"
+  '';
+in
+pkgs.symlinkJoin {
+  inherit (qtcreator) version meta;
+  name = "qtcreator-with-plugins";
+  paths = [
+    qtcreator_runner
+    qtcreator
+  ];
+}