diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 01ab086b092..9449a899715 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ let
     '';
   };
 
+  nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas";
+    buildInputs = [ pkgs.nixos-artwork ];
+    buildCommand = ''
+     mkdir -p $out/share/nixos-gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas
+     cp -rf ${gnome3.gsettings_desktop_schemas}/share/gsettings-schemas/gsettings-desktop-schemas*/glib-2.0 $out/share/nixos-gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas/
+     chmod -R a+w $out/share/nixos-gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas
+     cat - > $out/share/nixos-gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.background.nixos.gschema.override <<- EOF
+       [org.gnome.desktop.background]
+       picture-uri='${pkgs.nixos-artwork}/share/artwork/gnome/Gnome_Dark.png'
+     EOF
+     cat - > $out/share/nixos-gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.screensaver.nixos.gschema.override <<- EOF
+       [org.gnome.desktop.screensaver]
+       picture-uri='${pkgs.nixos-artwork}/share/artwork/gnome/Gnome_Dark.png'
+     EOF
+     ${pkgs.glib}/bin/glib-compile-schemas $out/share/nixos-gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas/glib-2.0/schemas/
+    '';
+  };
+
 in {
 
   options = {
@@ -109,6 +128,9 @@ in {
           # Override default mimeapps
           export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS''${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}${mimeAppsList}/share
 
+          # Override gsettings-desktop-schema
+          export XDG_DATA_DIRS=${nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas}/share/nixos-gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-desktop-schemas''${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}$XDG_DATA_DIRS
+
           # Let nautilus find extensions
           export NAUTILUS_EXTENSION_DIR=${config.system.path}/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-session/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-session/default.nix
index 174210393d4..be1b4c0d2cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-session/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-session/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   preFixup = ''
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/gnome-session" \
       --prefix GI_TYPELIB_PATH : "$GI_TYPELIB_PATH" \
-      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$out/share:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
+      --suffix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$out/share:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
index 4d4656a8502..ca50cf8218d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --prefix PATH : "${unzip}/bin" \
       --prefix GI_TYPELIB_PATH : "$GI_TYPELIB_PATH" \
       --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE "$GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE" \
-      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gnome_themes_standard}/share:$out/share:$XDG_ICON_DIRS:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
+      --suffix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gnome_themes_standard}/share:$out/share:$XDG_ICON_DIRS:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
 
     wrapProgram "$out/libexec/gnome-shell-calendar-server" \
       --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${evolution_data_server}/share:$out/share:$XDG_ICON_DIRS:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"