diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
index f902ca58c384..415457b86e16 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 , meta ? {}
 , groups ? ["default"]
 , ignoreCollisions ? false
+, buildInputs ? []
 , ...
 }@args:
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ let
   envPaths = lib.attrValues gems ++ lib.optional (!hasBundler) bundler;
 
   basicEnv = buildEnv {
-    inherit  ignoreCollisions;
+    inherit buildInputs ignoreCollisions;
 
     name = name';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
index 656896a8f7aa..60e3a38517ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, callPackage, runCommand, ruby }@defs:
+{ lib, stdenv, callPackage, runCommand, makeWrapper, ruby }@defs:
 
 # Use for simple installation of Ruby tools shipped in a Gem.
 # Start with a Gemfile that includes `gem <toolgem>`
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 , allowSubstitutes ? false
 , installManpages ? true
 , meta ? {}
+, buildInputs ? []
 , postBuild ? ""
 , gemConfig ? null
 }@args:
@@ -33,19 +34,22 @@
 let
   basicEnv = (callPackage ../bundled-common {}) args;
 
-  cmdArgs = removeAttrs args [ "pname" "postBuild" "gemConfig" ]
-  // { inherit preferLocalBuild allowSubstitutes; }; # pass the defaults
+  cmdArgs = removeAttrs args [ "pname" "postBuild" "gemConfig" ] // {
+    inherit preferLocalBuild allowSubstitutes; # pass the defaults
+
+    buildInputs = buildInputs ++ lib.optional (scripts != []) makeWrapper;
+  };
 in
-   runCommand basicEnv.name cmdArgs ''
+  runCommand basicEnv.name cmdArgs ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     ${(lib.concatMapStrings (x: "ln -s '${basicEnv}/bin/${x}' $out/bin/${x};\n") exes)}
     ${(lib.concatMapStrings (s: "makeWrapper $out/bin/$(basename ${s}) $srcdir/${s} " +
-            "--set BUNDLE_GEMFILE ${basicEnv.confFiles}/Gemfile "+
-            "--set BUNDLE_PATH ${basicEnv}/${ruby.gemPath} "+
-            "--set BUNDLE_FROZEN 1 "+
-            "--set GEM_HOME ${basicEnv}/${ruby.gemPath} "+
-            "--set GEM_PATH ${basicEnv}/${ruby.gemPath} "+
-            "--run \"cd $srcdir\";\n") scripts)}
+                                "--set BUNDLE_GEMFILE ${basicEnv.confFiles}/Gemfile "+
+                                "--set BUNDLE_PATH ${basicEnv}/${ruby.gemPath} "+
+                                "--set BUNDLE_FROZEN 1 "+
+                                "--set GEM_HOME ${basicEnv}/${ruby.gemPath} "+
+                                "--set GEM_PATH ${basicEnv}/${ruby.gemPath} "+
+                                "--run \"cd $srcdir\";\n") scripts)}
 
     ${lib.optionalString installManpages ''
     for section in {1..9}; do