diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix
index 27b7dd71d9e5..5e6847097a94 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ let
     ''
     [settings]
     RunMode = Daemon
-    User = bitlbee  
+    User = bitlbee
     ConfigDir = ${cfg.configDir}
     DaemonInterface = ${cfg.interface}
     DaemonPort = ${toString cfg.portNumber}
     AuthMode = ${cfg.authMode}
+    Plugindir = ${pkgs.bitlbee-plugins cfg.plugins}/lib/bitlbee
     ${lib.optionalString (cfg.hostName != "") "HostName = ${cfg.hostName}"}
     ${lib.optionalString (cfg.protocols != "") "Protocols = ${cfg.protocols}"}
     ${cfg.extraSettings}
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ in
             Open -- Accept connections from anyone, use NickServ for user authentication.
             Closed -- Require authorization (using the PASS command during login) before allowing the user to connect at all.
             Registered -- Only allow registered users to use this server; this disables the register- and the account command until the user identifies himself.
-        ''; 
+        '';
       };
 
       hostName = mkOption {
@@ -85,6 +86,15 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      plugins = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.package;
+        default = [];
+        example = literalExample "[ pkgs.bitlbee-facebook ]";
+        description = ''
+          The list of bitlbee plugins to install.
+        '';
+      };
+
       configDir = mkOption {
         default = "/var/lib/bitlbee";
         type = types.path;
@@ -107,14 +117,14 @@ in
         default = "";
         description = ''
           Will be inserted in the Settings section of the config file.
-        ''; 
+        '';
       };
 
       extraDefaults = mkOption {
         default = "";
         description = ''
           Will be inserted in the Default section of the config file.
-        ''; 
+        '';
       };
 
     };
@@ -138,7 +148,7 @@ in
         gid = config.ids.gids.bitlbee;
       };
 
-    systemd.services.bitlbee = 
+    systemd.services.bitlbee =
       { description = "BitlBee IRC to other chat networks gateway";
         after = [ "network.target" ];
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/plugins.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/plugins.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e05e7cae970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/plugins.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, bitlbee }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+
+plugins:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  inherit bitlbee plugins;
+  name = "bitlbee-plugins";
+  buildInputs = [ bitlbee plugins ];
+  phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/bitlbee
+    for plugin in $plugins; do
+      for thing in $(ls $plugin/lib/bitlbee); do
+        ln -s $plugin/lib/bitlbee/$thing $out/lib/bitlbee/
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d6b79ca4d94b..f057d3f4a41c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10829,6 +10829,8 @@ let
   bibletime = callPackage ../applications/misc/bibletime { };
 
   bitlbee = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee { };
+  bitlbee-plugins = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/plugins.nix { };
+
   bitlbee-facebook = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook { };
 
   bitmeter = callPackage ../applications/audio/bitmeter { };