diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/wrapper.nix
index cbc192bf12c4..12e2923ada05 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/wrapper.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { gauge-unwrapped
+, gauge
 , makeWrapper
 , stdenvNoCC
 , lib
@@ -44,5 +45,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gauge-unwrapped makeWrapper xorg.lndir ];
 
+  passthru.withPlugins = f: gauge.override { plugins = f gaugePlugins; };
+
   inherit (gauge-unwrapped) meta;
 }