diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/direnv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/direnv/default.nix
index 596df416743..346ee797637 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/direnv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/direnv/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, go, bash }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, go, bash, writeText}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "direnv-${version}";
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase = ''
     make install DESTDIR=$out
+    mkdir -p $out/share/fish/vendor_conf.d
+    echo "eval ($out/bin/direnv hook fish)" > $out/share/fish/vendor_conf.d/direnv.fish
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {