diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aria2p/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aria2p/default.nix
index eae13c92e2a4..a09da7152d4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aria2p/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aria2p/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   responses,
   uvicorn,
+
+  withTui ? true,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     setuptools # for pkg_resources
     toml
     websocket-client
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withTui optional-dependencies.tui;
 
   optional-dependencies = {
     tui = [