diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/st/stoat-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/st/stoat-desktop/package.nix
index 471ab1348038..7dc357f4e479 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/st/stoat-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/st/stoat-desktop/package.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   nodejs,
   electron_38,
   zip,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 let
   electron = electron_38;
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     })
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Open source user-first chat platform";
     homepage = "https://stoat.chat/";