diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/mopidy/mopidy.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/mopidy/mopidy.nix
index 09d5e83567a2c..6d3db5d50970a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/mopidy/mopidy.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/mopidy/mopidy.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ] ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) dbus-python
   );
 
+  propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [
+    gobject-introspection
+  ];
+
   # There are no tests
   doCheck = false;