diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/nm-applet.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/nm-applet.nix
index 5bcee30125b..db03ea67975 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/nm-applet.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/nm-applet.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       description = "Network manager applet";
       wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
       partOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-      serviceConfig.ExecStart = "${pkgs.networkmanagerapplet}/bin/nm-applet ${lib.optionalString config.programs.nm-applet.indicator "--indicator"}";
+      serviceConfig.ExecStart = "${pkgs.networkmanager-applet}/bin/nm-applet ${lib.optionalString config.programs.nm-applet.indicator "--indicator"}";
     };
 
     services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.gcr ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index 705dbec5e74..d75fdc0fa0c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ in
         # session requirements
         cinnamon-screensaver
         # cinnamon-killer-daemon: provided by cinnamon-common
-        networkmanagerapplet # session requirement - also nm-applet not needed
+        networkmanager-applet # session requirement - also nm-applet not needed
 
         # For a polkit authentication agent
         polkit_gnome
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
index c7da1e43a15..1d2597c02db 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 , modemmanager
 , mutter
 , networkmanager
-, networkmanagerapplet
+, networkmanager-applet
 , libnma-gtk4
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       src = ./paths.patch;
       gcm = gnome-color-manager;
       gnome_desktop = gnome-desktop;
+      networkmanagerapplet = networkmanager-applet;
       inherit glibc libgnomekbd tzdata;
-      inherit cups networkmanagerapplet;
+      inherit cups;
     })
 
     # Fix Online Accounts configuration on X11
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index a0561ca0030..1b5c452288f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   dconf = throw "The ‘gnome.dconf’ alias was removed on 2022-01-13. Please use ‘pkgs.dconf’ directly."; # added 2019-11-30
 
-  networkmanagerapplet = throw "The ‘gnome.networkmanagerapplet’ alias was removed on 2022-01-13. Please use ‘pkgs.networkmanagerapplet’ directly."; # added 2019-12-12
+  networkmanagerapplet = throw "The ‘gnome.networkmanagerapplet’ alias was removed on 2022-01-13. Please use ‘pkgs.networkmanager-applet’ directly."; # added 2019-12-12
 
   glade = throw "The ‘gnome.glade’ alias was removed on 2022-01-13. Please use ‘pkgs.glade’ directly."; # added 2020-05-15
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/network/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/network/default.nix
index fbad5aa7a01..0f93d30b19b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/network/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/network/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 , granite
 , gtk3
 , networkmanager
-, networkmanagerapplet
+, networkmanager-applet
 , libnma
 , switchboard
 }:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./fix-paths.patch;
-      inherit networkmanagerapplet;
+      networkmanagerapplet = networkmanager-applet;
     })
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/applet/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/applet/default.nix
index cca96577ad4..51205881091 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/applet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/applet/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = pname;
-      attrPath = "networkmanagerapplet";
+      attrPath = "networkmanager-applet";
       versionPolicy = "odd-unstable";
     };
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index db1ad06296a..105c64e5686 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   neap = throw "neap was removed from nixpkgs, as it relies on python2"; # Added 2022-01-12
   netcat-openbsd = throw "'netcat-openbsd' has been renamed to/replaced by 'libressl.nc'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   netease-cloud-music = throw "netease-cloud-music has been removed together with deepin"; # Added 2020-08-31
+  networkmanagerapplet = networkmanager-applet; # Added 2022-04-30
   networkmanager_fortisslvpn = throw "'networkmanager_fortisslvpn' has been renamed to/replaced by 'networkmanager-fortisslvpn'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   networkmanager_iodine = throw "'networkmanager_iodine' has been renamed to/replaced by 'networkmanager-iodine'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   networkmanager_l2tp = throw "'networkmanager_l2tp' has been renamed to/replaced by 'networkmanager-l2tp'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 511f3d20bce..46d92ba0612 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8514,6 +8514,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   networkmanager = callPackage ../tools/networking/networkmanager { };
 
+  networkmanager-applet = callPackage ../tools/networking/networkmanager/applet { };
+
   networkmanager-iodine = callPackage ../tools/networking/networkmanager/iodine { };
 
   networkmanager-openvpn = callPackage ../tools/networking/networkmanager/openvpn { };
@@ -8530,8 +8532,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   networkmanager-sstp = callPackage ../tools/networking/networkmanager/sstp { };
 
-  networkmanagerapplet = callPackage ../tools/networking/networkmanager/applet { };
-
   libnma = callPackage ../tools/networking/networkmanager/libnma { };
 
   libnma-gtk4 = libnma.override { withGtk4 = true; };