diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix
index b99498f2013..b5ec5198975 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, pango, glibmm, cairomm }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, pango, glibmm, cairomm
+, ApplicationServices }:
 
 let
   ver_maj = "2.40";
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [
+    ApplicationServices
+  ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pango glibmm cairomm ];
 
   doCheck = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d35ed158e64..eda77bf4754 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7492,7 +7492,9 @@ in
   cairomm = callPackage ../development/libraries/cairomm { };
 
   pango = callPackage ../development/libraries/pango { };
-  pangomm = callPackage ../development/libraries/pangomm { };
+  pangomm = callPackage ../development/libraries/pangomm {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) ApplicationServices;
+  };
 
   pangox_compat = callPackage ../development/libraries/pangox-compat { };