diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a87893d9726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, makeSetupHook
+, makeWrapper
+, gobject-introspection
+, gtk3
+, librsvg
+, dconf
+, callPackage
+, wrapGAppsHook
+, writeTextFile
+}:
+
+makeSetupHook {
+  deps = lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
+    # It is highly probable that a program will use GSettings,
+    # at minimum through GTK file chooser dialogue.
+    # Let’s add a GIO module for “dconf” GSettings backend
+    # to avoid falling back to “memory” backend. This is
+    # required for GSettings-based settings to be persisted.
+    # Unfortunately, it also requires the user to have dconf
+    # D-Bus service enabled globally (e.g. through a NixOS module).
+    dconf.lib
+  ] ++ [
+    # TODO: remove this, packages should depend on GTK explicitly.
+    gtk3
+
+    # librsvg provides a module for gdk-pixbuf to allow rendering
+    # SVG icons. Most icon themes are SVG-based and so are some
+    # graphics in GTK (e.g. cross for closing window in window title bar)
+    # so it is pretty much required for applications using GTK.
+    librsvg
+
+    # We use the wrapProgram function.
+    makeWrapper
+  ];
+  substitutions = {
+    passthru.tests = let
+      sample-project = ./tests/sample-project;
+
+      testLib = callPackage ./tests/lib.nix { };
+      inherit (testLib) expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ;
+    in rec {
+      # Simple derivation containing a program and a daemon.
+      basic = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+        name = "basic";
+
+        src = sample-project;
+
+        nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapGAppsHook ];
+
+        installFlags = [ "bin-foo" "libexec-bar" ];
+      };
+
+      # The wrapper for executable files should add path to dconf GIO module.
+      basic-contains-dconf = let
+        tested = basic;
+      in testLib.runTest "basic-contains-dconf" (
+        testLib.skip stdenv.isDarwin ''
+          ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/bin/foo" "GIO_EXTRA_MODULES=" "${dconf.lib}/lib/gio/modules"}
+          ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/libexec/bar" "GIO_EXTRA_MODULES=" "${dconf.lib}/lib/gio/modules"}
+        ''
+      );
+
+      # Simple derivation containing a gobject-introspection typelib.
+      typelib-Mahjong = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+        name = "typelib-Mahjong";
+
+        src = sample-project;
+
+        installFlags = [ "typelib-Mahjong" ];
+      };
+
+      # Simple derivation using a typelib.
+      typelib-user = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+        name = "typelib-user";
+
+        src = sample-project;
+
+        nativeBuildInputs = [
+          gobject-introspection
+          wrapGAppsHook
+        ];
+
+        buildInputs = [
+          typelib-Mahjong
+        ];
+
+        installFlags = [ "bin-foo" "libexec-bar" ];
+      };
+
+      # Testing cooperation with gobject-introspection setup hook,
+      # which should populate GI_TYPELIB_PATH variable with paths
+      # to typelibs among the derivation’s dependencies.
+      # The resulting GI_TYPELIB_PATH should be picked up by the wrapper.
+      typelib-user-has-gi-typelib-path = let
+        tested = typelib-user;
+      in testLib.runTest "typelib-user-has-gi-typelib-path" ''
+        ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/bin/foo" "GI_TYPELIB_PATH=" "${typelib-Mahjong}/lib/girepository-1.0"}
+        ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/libexec/bar" "GI_TYPELIB_PATH=" "${typelib-Mahjong}/lib/girepository-1.0"}
+      '';
+
+      # Simple derivation containing a gobject-introspection typelib in lib output.
+      typelib-Bechamel = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+        name = "typelib-Bechamel";
+
+        outputs = [ "out" "lib" ];
+
+        src = sample-project;
+
+        makeFlags = [
+          "LIBDIR=${placeholder "lib"}/lib"
+        ];
+
+        installFlags = [ "typelib-Bechamel" ];
+      };
+
+      # Simple derivation using a typelib from non-default output.
+      typelib-multiout-user = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+        name = "typelib-multiout-user";
+
+        src = sample-project;
+
+        nativeBuildInputs = [
+          gobject-introspection
+          wrapGAppsHook
+        ];
+
+        buildInputs = [
+          typelib-Bechamel
+        ];
+
+        installFlags = [ "bin-foo" "libexec-bar" ];
+      };
+
+      # Testing cooperation with gobject-introspection setup hook,
+      # which should populate GI_TYPELIB_PATH variable with paths
+      # to typelibs among the derivation’s dependencies,
+      # even when they are not in default output.
+      # The resulting GI_TYPELIB_PATH should be picked up by the wrapper.
+      typelib-multiout-user-has-gi-typelib-path = let
+        tested = typelib-multiout-user;
+      in testLib.runTest "typelib-multiout-user-has-gi-typelib-path" ''
+        ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/bin/foo" "GI_TYPELIB_PATH=" "${typelib-Bechamel.lib}/lib/girepository-1.0"}
+        ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/libexec/bar" "GI_TYPELIB_PATH=" "${typelib-Bechamel.lib}/lib/girepository-1.0"}
+      '';
+
+      # Simple derivation that contains a typelib as well as a program using it.
+      typelib-self-user = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+        name = "typelib-self-user";
+
+        src = sample-project;
+
+        nativeBuildInputs = [
+          gobject-introspection
+          wrapGAppsHook
+        ];
+
+        installFlags = [ "typelib-Cow" "bin-foo" "libexec-bar" ];
+      };
+
+      # Testing cooperation with gobject-introspection setup hook,
+      # which should add the path to derivation’s own typelibs
+      # to GI_TYPELIB_PATH variable.
+      # The resulting GI_TYPELIB_PATH should be picked up by the wrapper.
+      # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/85515
+      typelib-self-user-has-gi-typelib-path = let
+        tested = typelib-self-user;
+      in testLib.runTest "typelib-self-user-has-gi-typelib-path" ''
+        ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/bin/foo" "GI_TYPELIB_PATH=" "${typelib-self-user}/lib/girepository-1.0"}
+        ${expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ "${tested}/libexec/bar" "GI_TYPELIB_PATH=" "${typelib-self-user}/lib/girepository-1.0"}
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+} ./wrap-gapps-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/tests/lib.nix b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/tests/lib.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1757bdbbe250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/tests/lib.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ runCommand
+}:
+
+rec {
+  runTest = name: body: runCommand name { } ''
+    set -o errexit
+    ${body}
+    touch $out
+  '';
+
+  skip = cond: text:
+    if cond then ''
+      echo "Skipping test $name" > /dev/stderr
+    '' else text;
+
+  fail = text: ''
+    echo "FAIL: $name: ${text}" > /dev/stderr
+    exit 1
+  '';
+
+  expectSomeLineContainingYInFileXToMentionZ = file: filter: expected: ''
+    if ! cat "${file}" | grep "${filter}"; then
+        ${fail "The file “${file}” should include a line containing “${filter}”."}
+    fi
+
+    if ! cat "${file}" | grep "${filter}" | grep ${expected}; then
+        ${fail "The file “${file}” should include a line containing “${filter}” that also contains “${expected}”."}
+    fi
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/tests/sample-project/Makefile b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/tests/sample-project/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d234db11a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/tests/sample-project/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+PREFIX = $(out)
+BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
+LIBEXECDIR = $(PREFIX)/libexec
+LIBDIR = $(PREFIX)/lib
+TYPELIBDIR = $(LIBDIR)/girepository-1.0
+
+all:
+	echo "Compiling…"
+install:
+	echo "Installing…"
+
+bin:
+	mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
+# Adds `bin-${foo}` targets, that install `${foo}` executable to `$(BINDIR)`.
+bin-%: bin
+	touch $(BINDIR)/$(@:bin-%=%)
+	chmod +x $(BINDIR)/$(@:bin-%=%)
+
+libexec:
+	mkdir -p $(LIBEXECDIR)
+# Adds `libexec-${foo}` targets, that install `${foo}` executable to `$(LIBEXECDIR)`.
+libexec-%: libexec
+	touch $(LIBEXECDIR)/$(@:libexec-%=%)
+	chmod +x $(LIBEXECDIR)/$(@:libexec-%=%)
+
+typelib:
+	mkdir -p $(TYPELIBDIR)
+# Adds `typelib-${foo}` targets, that install `${foo}-1.0.typelib` file to `$(TYPELIBDIR)`.
+typelib-%: typelib
+	touch $(TYPELIBDIR)/$(@:typelib-%=%)-1.0.typelib
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/wrap-gapps-hook.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook.sh
rename to pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/wrap-gapps-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b74e0bc898ed..b6f681ba5bb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -502,9 +502,7 @@ in
 
   findXMLCatalogs = makeSetupHook { } ../build-support/setup-hooks/find-xml-catalogs.sh;
 
-  wrapGAppsHook = makeSetupHook {
-    deps = lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) dconf.lib ++ [ gtk3 librsvg makeWrapper ];
-  } ../build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook.sh;
+  wrapGAppsHook = callPackage ../build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook { };
 
   separateDebugInfo = makeSetupHook { } ../build-support/setup-hooks/separate-debug-info.sh;