diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-video-effects/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-video-effects/default.nix
index 486898a4e1f..38b33ff6667 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-video-effects/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/gnome-video-effects/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, gnome3 }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "gnome-video-effects-${version}";
+let
+  pname = "gnome-video-effects";
   version = "0.4.3";
+in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-video-effects/0.4/${name}.tar.xz";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${gnome3.versionBranch version}/${name}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "06c2f1kihyhawap1s3zg5w7q7fypsybkp7xry4hxkdz4mpsy0zjs";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool ];
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
+      packageName = pname;
+      attrPath = "gnome3.${pname}";
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A collection of GStreamer effects to be used in different GNOME Modules";
     homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeVideoEffects;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;