diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/applications-menu/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/applications-menu/default.nix
index 3e58a2a101a..94d91329e3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/applications-menu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel-indicators/applications-menu/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 , json-glib
 , elementary-dock
 , bamf
-, switchboard
+, switchboard-with-plugs
 , libunity
 , libsoup
 , wingpanel
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkgconfig
     python3
     vala
-   ];
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     bamf
@@ -66,10 +66,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libhandy
     libsoup
     libunity
-    switchboard
+    switchboard-with-plugs
     wingpanel
     zeitgeist
-   ];
+  ] ++
+  # applications-menu has a plugin to search switchboard plugins
+  # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/100209
+  # wingpanel's wrapper will need to pick up the fact that
+  # applications-menu needs a version of switchboard with all
+  # its plugins for search.
+  switchboard-with-plugs.buildInputs;
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "--sysconfdir=${placeholder "out"}/etc"