diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/lollypop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/lollypop/default.nix
index 5fbf9108ed7..29edf818ce7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/lollypop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/lollypop/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchgit, meson, ninja, pkgconfig
 , python3, gtk3, gst_all_1, libsecret, libsoup
-, appstream-glib, desktop-file-utils, gnome3
+, appstream-glib, desktop-file-utils, totem-pl-parser
 , gobject-introspection, wrapGAppsHook }:
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec  {
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec  {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = with gst_all_1; [
-    gnome3.totem-pl-parser
     gst-libav
     gst-plugins-bad
     gst-plugins-base
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec  {
     gtk3
     libsecret
     libsoup
+    totem-pl-parser
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix
index 968c5edae63..e540016ac81 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/rhythmbox/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , intltool
 , libsoup
 , gnome3
+, totem-pl-parser
 , tdb
 , json-glib
 , itstool
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     gtk3
     gnome3.libpeas
-    gnome3.totem-pl-parser
+    totem-pl-parser
     gnome3.defaultIconTheme
 
     gst_all_1.gstreamer
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo-plugins/default.nix
index 124db927236..ab2ead7d344 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo-plugins/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gettext, sqlite
 , gnome3, libxml2, gupnp, gssdp, lua5, liboauth, gupnp-av
-, gmime, json-glib, avahi, tracker, dleyna-server, itstool }:
+, gmime, json-glib, avahi, tracker, dleyna-server, itstool, totem-pl-parser }:
 
 let
   pname = "grilo-plugins";
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     gnome3.grilo libxml2 gupnp gssdp gnome3.libgdata
     lua5 liboauth gupnp-av sqlite gnome3.gnome-online-accounts
-    gnome3.totem-pl-parser gnome3.rest gmime json-glib
+    totem-pl-parser gnome3.rest gmime json-glib
     avahi gnome3.libmediaart tracker dleyna-server
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo/default.nix
index acde7a38572..a2bee6ac41e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/grilo/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gettext, vala, glib, liboauth, gtk3
 , gtk-doc, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_43
-, libxml2, gnome3, gobject-introspection, libsoup }:
+, libxml2, gnome3, gobject-introspection, libsoup, totem-pl-parser }:
 
 let
   pname = "grilo";
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     meson ninja pkgconfig gettext gobject-introspection vala
     gtk-doc docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_43
   ];
-  buildInputs = [ glib liboauth gtk3 libxml2 libsoup gnome3.totem-pl-parser ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib liboauth gtk3 libxml2 libsoup totem-pl-parser ];
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix
index 3b701591914..3565931e4df 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, intltool, gst_all_1
 , clutter-gtk, clutter-gst, python3Packages, shared-mime-info
-, pkgconfig, gtk3, glib, gobject-introspection
+, pkgconfig, gtk3, glib, gobject-introspection, totem-pl-parser
 , wrapGAppsHook, itstool, libxml2, vala, gnome3
 , gdk_pixbuf, tracker, nautilus }:
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja vala pkgconfig intltool python3Packages.python itstool gobject-introspection wrapGAppsHook ];
   buildInputs = [
-    gtk3 glib gnome3.grilo clutter-gtk clutter-gst gnome3.totem-pl-parser gnome3.grilo-plugins
+    gtk3 glib gnome3.grilo clutter-gtk clutter-gst totem-pl-parser gnome3.grilo-plugins
     gst_all_1.gstreamer gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base gst_all_1.gst-plugins-good gst_all_1.gst-plugins-bad
     gst_all_1.gst-plugins-ugly gst_all_1.gst-libav gnome3.libpeas shared-mime-info
     gdk_pixbuf libxml2 gnome3.defaultIconTheme gnome3.gnome-desktop
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/default.nix
index 5e57a22906c..7127ab71b1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , meson, ninja, pkgconfig, vala, wrapGAppsHook, bzip2, dbus, evolution-data-server
 , exempi, flac, giflib, glib, gnome3, gst_all_1, icu, json-glib, libcue, libexif
 , libgrss, libgsf, libiptcdata, libjpeg, libpng, libseccomp, libsoup, libtiff, libuuid
-, libvorbis, libxml2, poppler, taglib, upower }:
+, libvorbis, libxml2, poppler, taglib, upower, totem-pl-parser }:
 
 let
   pname = "tracker-miners";
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     giflib
     glib
     gnome3.gexiv2
-    gnome3.totem-pl-parser
+    totem-pl-parser
     gnome3.tracker
     gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
     gst_all_1.gstreamer
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 65507870dd8..d001b9282ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   inherit (pkgs) atk glib gobject-introspection gspell webkitgtk gtk3 gtkmm3
     libgtop libgudev libhttpseverywhere librsvg libsecret gdk_pixbuf gtksourceview gtksourceviewmm gtksourceview4
     easytag meld orca rhythmbox shotwell gnome-usage
-    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata libgepub libcroco libpeas libgee geocode-glib libgweather librest libzapojit libmediaart gfbgraph gexiv2 folks;
+    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata libgepub libcroco libpeas libgee geocode-glib libgweather librest libzapojit libmediaart gfbgraph gexiv2 folks totem-pl-parser;
 
   libsoup = pkgs.libsoup.override { gnomeSupport = true; };
   libchamplain = pkgs.libchamplain.override { libsoup = libsoup; };
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   totem = callPackage ./core/totem { };
 
-  totem-pl-parser = callPackage ./core/totem-pl-parser { };
-
   tracker = callPackage ./core/tracker { };
 
   tracker-miners = callPackage ./core/tracker-miners { };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem-pl-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/totem-pl-parser/default.nix
similarity index 71%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem-pl-parser/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/totem-pl-parser/default.nix
index baf42b88e15..4c052a5c02f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem-pl-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/totem-pl-parser/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gettext, gmime, libxml2, gobject-introspection, gnome3 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "totem-pl-parser-${version}";
+  pname = "totem-pl-parser";
   version = "3.26.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/totem-pl-parser/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${name}.tar.xz";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "0k5pnka907invgds48d73c1xx1a366v5dcld3gr2l1dgmjwc9qka";
   };
 
   passthru = {
-    updateScript = gnome3.updateScript { packageName = "totem-pl-parser"; attrPath = "gnome3.totem-pl-parser"; };
+    updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
+      packageName = pname;
+    };
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkgconfig gettext gobject-introspection ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c4d3368fd91..e7642f9c482 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12773,6 +12773,8 @@ in
 
   torch-hdf5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/torch-hdf5 {};
 
+  totem-pl-parser = callPackage ../development/libraries/totem-pl-parser { };
+
   tremor = callPackage ../development/libraries/tremor { };
 
   twolame = callPackage ../development/libraries/twolame { };