diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
index 665e1b49a436..ed7d54e9469b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     itstool
     perl
     pkg-config
+    python3.pkgs.wrapPython
     wrapGAppsHook
   ];
 
@@ -47,6 +48,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  pythonPath = with python3.pkgs; [
+    pycairo
+    six
+  ];
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    buildPythonPath "$pythonPath"
+    patchPythonScript $out/lib/pluma/plugins/snippets/Snippet.py
+  '';
+
   passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname; };
 
   meta = with lib; {