diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix
index 32030d682403..666fdf35d6b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/fuzzel/default.nix
@@ -4,19 +4,28 @@
 , pkg-config
 , meson
 , ninja
+, wayland-scanner
 , wayland
 , pixman
-, cairo
-, librsvg
 , wayland-protocols
-, wlroots
 , libxkbcommon
 , scdoc
-, git
 , tllist
 , fcft
+, enableCairo ? true
+, enablePNG ? true
+, enableSVG ? true
+# Optional dependencies
+, cairo
+, librsvg
+, libpng
 }:
 
+let
+  # Courtesy of sternenseemann and FRidh, commit c9a7fdfcfb420be8e0179214d0d91a34f5974c54
+  mesonFeatureFlag = opt: b: "-D${opt}=${if b then "enabled" else "disabled"}";
+in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "fuzzel";
   version = "1.6.1";
@@ -31,22 +40,29 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
+    wayland-scanner
     meson
     ninja
     scdoc
-    git
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     wayland
     pixman
-    cairo
-    librsvg
     wayland-protocols
-    wlroots
     libxkbcommon
     tllist
     fcft
+  ] ++ lib.optional enableCairo cairo
+    ++ lib.optional enablePNG libpng
+    ++ lib.optional enableSVG librsvg;
+
+  mesonBuildType = "release";
+
+  mesonFlags = [
+    (mesonFeatureFlag "enable-cairo" enableCairo)
+    (mesonFeatureFlag "enable-png" enablePNG)
+    (mesonFeatureFlag "enable-svg" enableSVG)
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {