diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-cli/default.nix
index 7c474d26c88c..027b5b5805cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-cli/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, makeWrapper, jre_headless }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, makeWrapper, jre_headless, libmatthew_java, dbus, dbus_java }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "signal-cli";
@@ -10,16 +10,24 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1gvdifscyxmxn2dwlkqi684ahy5kbcj84mqda0m8l4aa8iaq1d59";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isLinux [ libmatthew_java dbus dbus_java ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     cp -r lib $out/lib
     cp bin/signal-cli $out/bin/signal-cli
+  '' + (if stdenv.isLinux then ''
+    makeWrapper ${jre_headless}/bin/java $out/bin/signal-cli \
+      --set JAVA_HOME "${jre_headless}" \
+      --add-flags "-classpath '$out/lib/*:${libmatthew_java}/lib/jni'" \
+      --add-flags "-Djava.library.path=${libmatthew_java}/lib/jni:${dbus_java}/share/java/dbus:$out/lib" \
+      --add-flags "org.asamk.signal.Main"
+  '' else ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/signal-cli \
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ jre_headless ]} \
       --set JAVA_HOME ${jre_headless}
-  '';
+  '');
 
   # Execution in the macOS (10.13) sandbox fails with
   # dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa
@@ -29,6 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   #         /System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa: file system sandbox blocked stat()
   # /nix/store/in41dz8byyyz4c0w132l7mqi43liv4yr-stdenv-darwin/setup: line 1310:  2231 Abort trap: 6           signal-cli --version
   doInstallCheck = stdenv.isLinux;
+
   installCheckPhase = ''
     export PATH=$PATH:$out/bin
     # --help returns non-0 exit code even when working
@@ -39,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli;
     description = "Command-line and dbus interface for communicating with the Signal messaging service";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ivan ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ivan erictapen ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }