diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo/default.nix
index f9f08b35d67..37da2ab231a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo/default.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--localedir=${cinnamon-translations}/share/locale"
   ];
 
+  preFixup = ''
+    # Used for some non-fd.o icons (e.g. xapp-text-case-symbolic)
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${xapp}/share"
+    )
+  '';
+
   # Taken from libnemo-extension.pc.
   passthru.extensiondir = "lib/nemo/extensions-3.0";