diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sy/synapse-admin/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sy/synapse-admin/package.nix
index 6142b758f89c..6fdb92e96d17 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sy/synapse-admin/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sy/synapse-admin/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   nodejs,
   yarn-berry,
   cacert,
+  nix-update-script,
   formats,
   baseUrl ? null,
 }:
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Admin UI for Synapse Homeservers";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Awesome-Technologies/synapse-admin";