diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/eog/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/eog/default.nix
index 67ac1cfa970..2459c3535e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/eog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/eog/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 , wrapGAppsHook
 , librsvg
 , webp-pixbuf-loader
+, libheif
 , libexif
 , gobject-introspection
 , gi-docgen
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       extraLoaders = [
         librsvg
         webp-pixbuf-loader
+        libheif.out
       ];
     }}"
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libheif/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libheif/default.nix
index 8ecb6c6d96c..5d008f394e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libheif/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libheif/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , libpng
 , libjpeg
 , libaom
+, gdk-pixbuf
 
 # for passthru.tests
 , gimp
@@ -32,11 +33,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-JwPeSNUc++z6RfMe0qAuXdekzLWR/MCmsT+Ykvp9a/s=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ dav1d rav1e libde265 x265 libpng libjpeg libaom ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    dav1d
+    rav1e
+    libde265
+    x265
+    libpng
+    libjpeg
+    libaom
+    gdk-pixbuf
+  ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  # Fix installation path for gdk-pixbuf module
+  PKG_CONFIG_GDK_PIXBUF_2_0_GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR = "${placeholder "out"}/${gdk-pixbuf.moduleDir}";
+
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit gimp imagemagick imlib2Full imv vips;
   };