diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
index 32fa46fd04a..3b8d906cece 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ symlinkJoin {
         --set "NIX_${ghcCommandCaps}_LIBDIR" "${libDir}"
     fi
 
+    # ghcide does package discovery without calling our ghc wrapper.
+    if [[ -x "$out/bin/ghcide" ]]; then
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/ghcide  \
+          --set "NIX_${ghcCommandCaps}"        "$out/bin/${ghcCommand}"     \
+          --set "NIX_${ghcCommandCaps}PKG"     "$out/bin/${ghcCommand}-pkg" \
+          --set "NIX_${ghcCommandCaps}_DOCDIR" "${docDir}"                  \
+          --set "NIX_${ghcCommandCaps}_LIBDIR" "${libDir}"
+    fi
+
   '' + (lib.optionalString (stdenv.targetPlatform.isDarwin && !isGhcjs && !stdenv.targetPlatform.isiOS) ''
     # Work around a linker limit in macOS Sierra (see generic-builder.nix):
     local packageConfDir="$out/lib/${ghc.name}/package.conf.d";