diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-mixer.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-mixer.nix
index f486373ee17..d9be20150b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-mixer.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-mixer.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ let
   gst_plugins_minimal = gst_plugins_base.override {
     minimalDeps = true;
   };
+  gst_plugins = [ gst_plugins_minimal ];
 
 in
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         --prefix GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH : "$GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH"
     '';
 
+  passthru = { inherit gst_plugins; };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.xfce.org/projects/xfce4-mixer; # referenced but inactive
     description = "A volume control application for the Xfce desktop environment";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-panel.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-panel.nix
index 2c64754e96a..7fa8862ea3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-panel.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-panel.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, gtk, libxfce4util, libxfce4ui
 , libwnck, exo, garcon, xfconf, libstartup_notification
-, makeWrapper, gst_plugins_base }:
+, makeWrapper, xfce4mixer }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   p_name  = "xfce4-panel";
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs =
     [ pkgconfig intltool gtk libxfce4util exo libwnck
-      garcon xfconf libstartup_notification
-      makeWrapper gst_plugins_base
-    ];
+      garcon xfconf libstartup_notification makeWrapper
+    ] ++ xfce4mixer.gst_plugins;
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ libxfce4ui ];
 
   postInstall = ''