diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/bluej/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/bluej/default.nix
index b8a651b2d44f..bfc413c24ad4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/bluej/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/bluej/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, jdk }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, jdk, glib, wrapGAppsHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "bluej";
   version = "5.0.3";
+
   src = fetchurl {
     # We use the deb here. First instinct might be to go for the "generic" JAR
     # download, but that is actually a graphical installer that is much harder
@@ -11,18 +12,44 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-OarqmptxZc7xEEYeoCVqHXkAvfzfSYx5nUp/iWPyoqw=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapGAppsHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib ];
 
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    ar xf $src
-    tar xf data.tar.xz
+  sourceRoot = ".";
+  preUnpack = ''
+    unpackCmdHooks+=(_tryDebData)
+    _tryDebData() {
+      if ! [[ "$1" =~ \.deb$ ]]; then return 1; fi
+      ar xf "$1"
+      if ! [[ -e data.tar.xz ]]; then return 1; fi
+      unpackFile data.tar.xz
+    }
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out
-    cp -r usr/* $out
+    runHook preInstall
 
+    if [ -n "$prefix" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$prefix"
+    fi
+
+    mkdir -p "$out"
+
+    if shopt -q dotglob; then dotglobOpt=$?; else dotglobOpt=$?; fi
+    shopt -s dotglob
+    for file in usr/*; do
+      cp -R "$file" "$out"
+    done
+    if (( !dotglobOpt )); then shopt -u dotglob; fi
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+
+  preFixup = ''
     makeWrapper ${jdk}/bin/java $out/bin/bluej \
+      "''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}" \
       --add-flags "-Djavafx.embed.singleThread=true -Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on -Xmx512M -cp \"$out/share/bluej/bluej.jar\" bluej.Boot"
   '';
 
@@ -30,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A simple integrated development environment for Java";
     homepage = "https://www.bluej.org/";
     license = licenses.gpl2ClasspathPlus;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.chvp ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chvp ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }