diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 38a73fcd052..88c9a0ae0e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   inherit (pkgs) atk glib gobject-introspection gspell webkitgtk gtk3 gtkmm3
     libgtop libgudev libhttpseverywhere librsvg libsecret gdk_pixbuf gtksourceview gtksourceviewmm gtksourceview4
     easytag meld orca rhythmbox shotwell gnome-usage
-    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata libgepub libcroco libpeas libgee;
+    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata libgepub libcroco libpeas libgee geocode-glib;
 
   libsoup = pkgs.libsoup.override { gnomeSupport = true; };
   libchamplain = pkgs.libchamplain.override { libsoup = libsoup; };
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   evolution-data-server = callPackage ./core/evolution-data-server { };
 
-  geocode-glib = callPackage ./core/geocode-glib { };
-
   gcr = callPackage ./core/gcr { }; # ToDo: tests fail
 
   gdm = callPackage ./core/gdm { };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/geocode-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/default.nix
similarity index 83%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/geocode-glib/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/default.nix
index ce5f46534c7..2d308add87a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/geocode-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gettext, gtk-doc, docbook_xsl, gobject-introspection, gnome3, libsoup, json-glib }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "geocode-glib-${version}";
+  pname = "geocode-glib";
   version = "3.26.0";
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "installedTests" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" "installedTests" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/geocode-glib/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${name}.tar.xz";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/geocode-glib/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "1vmydxs5xizcmaxpkfrq75xpj6pqrpdjizxyb30m00h54yqqch7a";
   };
 
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
-      packageName = "geocode-glib";
-      attrPath = "gnome3.geocode-glib";
+      packageName = pname;
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/geocode-glib/installed-tests-path.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/installed-tests-path.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/geocode-glib/installed-tests-path.patch
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/installed-tests-path.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 94f1f6cf0e6..b4ae7f28d00 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9806,6 +9806,8 @@ in
 
   geoclue2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/geoclue {};
 
+  geocode-glib = callPackage ../development/libraries/geocode-glib {};
+
   geoipWithDatabase = makeOverridable (callPackage ../development/libraries/geoip) {
     drvName = "geoip-tools";
     geoipDatabase = geolite-legacy;