diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix
index ecce3431e482..a108648bc4df 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp build/pause/pause "$pause/bin/pause"
     cp -R docs/man/man1 "$man/share/man"
 
+    cp cluster/addons/addon-manager/kube-addons.sh $out/bin/kube-addons
+    patchShebangs $out/bin/kube-addons
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/kube-addons --set "KUBECTL_BIN" "$out/bin/kubectl"
+
     $out/bin/kubectl completion bash > $out/share/bash-completion/completions/kubectl
   '';