diff --git a/__nix-prepend-search-paths.js b/__nix-prepend-search-paths.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd477f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__nix-prepend-search-paths.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import GIRepository from "gi://GIRepository";
+"@typelibPath@".split(':').forEach(path => GIRepository.Repository.dup_default().prepend_search_path(path));
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index dfa8118..f2950b4 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 // Author: Florian Mounier aka paradoxxxzero
 
+import './__nix-prepend-search-paths.js';
+
 import { Extension, gettext as _ } from "resource:///org/gnome/shell/extensions/extension.js";
 
 import GLib from "gi://GLib";