diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
index 866fa303148a..5107438fe91d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     installShellCompletion --bash data/shell-completions/bash/meson
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    inherit python3;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://mesonbuild.com";
     description = "An open source, fast and friendly build system made in Python";