diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/mkshell/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/mkshell/default.nix
index a98b4affacb..69897459088 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/mkshell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/mkshell/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ let
     "nativeBuildInputs"
     "propagatedBuildInputs"
     "propagatedNativeBuildInputs"
+    "shellHook"
   ];
 in
 
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   propagatedBuildInputs = mergeInputs "propagatedBuildInputs";
   propagatedNativeBuildInputs = mergeInputs "propagatedNativeBuildInputs";
 
+  shellHook = lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.catAttrs "shellHook"
+    (lib.reverseList inputsFrom ++ [attrs]));
+
   nobuildPhase = ''
     echo
     echo "This derivation is not meant to be built, aborting";