diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic/wrapper.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a17c8447c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic/wrapper.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ stdenv, R, packages, makeWrapper }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = R.name + "-wrapper";
+
+  buildInputs = [makeWrapper R] ++ packages;
+
+  unpackPhase = ":";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cd ${R}/bin
+    for exe in *; do
+      makeWrapper ${R}/bin/$exe $out/bin/$exe \
+        --prefix "R_LIBS_SITE" ":" "$R_LIBS_SITE"
+    done
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f14abc0c26c..6db0c86478a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6435,6 +6435,10 @@ let
     overrides = (config.rPackageOverrides or (p: {})) pkgs;
   });
 
+  rWrapper = callPackage ../development/r-modules/generic/wrapper.nix {
+    packages = [];
+  };
+
   ### SERVERS
 
   rdf4store = callPackage ../servers/http/4store { };