diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/default.nix
index d7e0b2673dd..ee5abd562b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, perl, x11
-, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, cairo
+{ xineramaSupport ? false
+, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, perl, x11
+, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, cairo, libXinerama ? null
 }:
 
 rec {
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ rec {
 
   gtk = (import ./gtk+) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig glib atk pango perl
-            libtiff libjpeg libpng x11 cairo;
+            libtiff libjpeg libpng x11 cairo libXinerama
+            xineramaSupport;
   };
 
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/gtk+/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/gtk+/default.nix
index 6b066f3437e..2e879ab50ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/gtk+/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8/gtk+/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, x11, glib, atk
-, pango, perl, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, cairo
+{ xineramaSupport ? false
+, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, x11, glib, atk
+, pango, perl, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, cairo, libXinerama ? null
 }:
 
-assert pkgconfig != null && x11 != null && glib != null && atk != null
-  && pango != null && perl != null && perl != null && libtiff != null
-  && libjpeg != null && libpng != null;
 assert x11.buildClientLibs;
+assert xineramaSupport -> libXinerama != null;
+
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gtk+-2.8.6";
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.8/gtk+-2.8.6.tar.bz2;
     md5 = "2bcb9e3feb62ac895101cb8ee87ca49a";
   };
-  buildInputs = [pkgconfig perl libtiff libjpeg libpng cairo];
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgconfig perl libtiff libjpeg libpng cairo
+    (if xineramaSupport then libXinerama else null)
+  ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [x11 glib atk pango];
   inherit libtiff libjpeg libpng;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index 8f7aee777fe..861764f8d7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -829,6 +829,8 @@ rec {
   gtkLibs28 = import ../development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.8 {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig gettext perl x11
             libtiff libjpeg libpng cairo;
+    inherit (xlibs) libXinerama;
+    xineramaSupport = true;
   };
 
   gtkLibs26 = import ../development/libraries/gtk-libs-2.6 {