diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
index 3edaca820b27..2b635f5160b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  python,
   pythonOlder,
   installShellFiles,
   docutils,
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@
   windowsSupport ? false,
   pywinrm,
   xmltodict,
+  # Additional packages to add to dependencies
+  extraPackages ? _: [ ],
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -88,7 +91,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     scp
     xmltodict
   ]
-  ++ lib.optionals windowsSupport [ pywinrm ];
+  ++ lib.optionals windowsSupport [ pywinrm ]
+  ++ extraPackages python.pkgs;
 
   pythonRelaxDeps = [ "resolvelib" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix
index cf4e89c49075..d66d8958aac1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   setuptools,
+  jmespath,
   jsonschema,
   jxmlease,
   ncclient,
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ buildPythonPackage {
       xmltodict
       # ansible.windows
 
+      # Default ansible collections dependencies
+      # community.general
+      jmespath
+
       # lots of collections with dedicated requirements.txt and pyproject.toml files,
       # add the dependencies for the collections you need conditionally and install
       # ansible using overrides to enable the collections you need.