diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/nix-profiles-library-paths.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/nix-profiles-library-paths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68163fc0c312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/nix-profiles-library-paths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Index: qtbase-opensource-src-5.6.2/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- qtbase-opensource-src-5.6.2.orig/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
++++ qtbase-opensource-src-5.6.2/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+@@ -2533,6 +2533,15 @@ QStringList QCoreApplication::libraryPat
+         QStringList *app_libpaths = new QStringList;
+         coreappdata()->app_libpaths.reset(app_libpaths);
+ 
++        // Add library paths derived from NIX_PROFILES.
++        const QByteArrayList profiles = qgetenv("NIX_PROFILES").split(' ');
++        const QString plugindir = QString::fromLatin1("/lib/qt5/plugins");
++        for (const QByteArray &profile: profiles) {
++            if (!profile.isEmpty()) {
++                app_libpaths->append(QFile::decodeName(profile) + plugindir);
++            }
++        }
++
+         const QByteArray libPathEnv = qgetenv("QT_PLUGIN_PATH");
+         if (!libPathEnv.isEmpty()) {
+             QStringList paths = QFile::decodeName(libPathEnv).split(QDir::listSeparator(), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/series b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/series
index 9ef8c998c661..2196d8383752 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/series
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/series
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ dlopen-libXcursor.patch
 dlopen-openssl.patch
 dlopen-dbus.patch
 xdg-config-dirs.patch
+nix-profiles-library-paths.patch
 compose-search-path.patch
 libressl.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.8/qtbase/nix-profiles-library-paths.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.8/qtbase/nix-profiles-library-paths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5d91066d8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.8/qtbase/nix-profiles-library-paths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Index: qtbase-opensource-src-5.8.0/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- qtbase-opensource-src-5.8.0.orig/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
++++ qtbase-opensource-src-5.8.0/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+@@ -2476,7 +2476,17 @@ QStringList QCoreApplication::libraryPat
+         QStringList *app_libpaths = new QStringList;
+         coreappdata()->app_libpaths.reset(app_libpaths);
+ 
++        // Add library paths derived from NIX_PROFILES.
++        const QByteArrayList profiles = qgetenv("NIX_PROFILES").split(' ');
++        const QString plugindir = QString::fromLatin1("/lib/qt5/plugins");
++        for (const QByteArray &profile: profiles) {
++            if (!profile.isEmpty()) {
++                app_libpaths->append(QFile::decodeName(profile) + plugindir);
++            }
++        }
++
+         const QByteArray libPathEnv = qgetenv("QT_PLUGIN_PATH");
++        qunsetenv("QT_PLUGIN_PATH"); // do not propagate to child processes
+         if (!libPathEnv.isEmpty()) {
+             QStringList paths = QFile::decodeName(libPathEnv).split(QDir::listSeparator(), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+             for (QStringList::const_iterator it = paths.constBegin(); it != paths.constEnd(); ++it) {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.8/qtbase/series b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.8/qtbase/series
index 0378ca1f5035..6f6942b44443 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.8/qtbase/series
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.8/qtbase/series
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ dlopen-resolv.patch
 tzdir.patch
 dlopen-libXcursor.patch
 xdg-config-dirs.patch
+nix-profiles-library-paths.patch
 libressl.patch
 qpa-plugin-path.patch
 dlopen-gl.patch