diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlimport.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlimport.cpp
index 2e482c220d..4873809bec 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlimport.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlimport.cpp
@@ -1517,6 +1517,7 @@ QQmlImportDatabase::QQmlImportDatabase(QQmlEngine *e)
     // env import paths
     addEnvImportPath("QML_IMPORT_PATH");
     addEnvImportPath("QML2_IMPORT_PATH");
+    addEnvImportPath("NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH");
 
     addImportPath(QStringLiteral("qrc:/qt/qml"));
     addImportPath(QStringLiteral("qrc:/qt-project.org/imports"));