diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/grilo/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/grilo/default.nix
index a9be29f2b0e..18551aae8b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/grilo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/grilo/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "11bvc7rsrjjwz8hp67p3fn8zmywrpawrcbi3vgw8b0dwa0sndd2m";
   };
 
+  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
+
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-grl-pls" "--enable-grl-net" ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/grilo/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/grilo/setup-hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc93dddec38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/grilo/setup-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+make_grilo_find_plugins() {
+    if [ -d "$1"/lib/grilo-0.2 ]; then
+        addToSearchPath GRL_PLUGIN_PATH "$1/lib/grilo-0.2"
+    fi
+}
+
+envHooks+=(make_grilo_find_plugins)