diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
index 1729f3c5cdab..547e2914399b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , glibmm, libsigcxx, lcms, boost, gettext, makeWrapper
 , gsl, python2, poppler, imagemagick, libwpg, librevenge
 , libvisio, libcdr, libexif, potrace, cmake, hicolor-icon-theme
+, librsvg, wrapGAppsHook
 }:
 
 let
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace '"python-interpreter", "python"' '"python-interpreter", "${python2Env}/bin/python"'
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig cmake makeWrapper python2Env ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig cmake makeWrapper python2Env wrapGAppsHook ]
     ++ (with perlPackages; [ perl XMLParser ]);
   buildInputs = [
     libXft libpng zlib popt boehmgc
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gsl poppler imagemagick libwpg librevenge
     libvisio libcdr libexif potrace hicolor-icon-theme
 
+    librsvg # for loading icons
+
     python2Env perlPackages.perl
   ];