diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-table/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-table/wrapper.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0effd99974646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-table/wrapper.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv, buildEnv, ibus-table }:
+
+# Intended usage:
+# Add something like the following in /etc/nixos/configuration.nix:
+# i18n.inputMethod = {
+#   enabled = "ibus";
+#   ibus.engines = with pkgs.ibus-engines; [
+#     (table-with-plugins [ table-others ])
+#   ];
+# };
+
+plugins:
+
+stdenv.lib.overrideDerivation ibus-table (self: {
+  name = "ibus-table-with-plugins-" + self.version;
+
+  paths = plugins;
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    for plugin in $paths
+    do
+      for t in $plugin/share/ibus-table/tables/*
+      do
+        ln -s "$t" "$out/share/ibus-table/tables"
+      done
+
+      for i in $plugin/share/ibus-table/icons/*
+      do
+        ln -s "$i" "$out/share/ibus-table/icons"
+      done
+    done
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b54fb2f892d0b..9f86e0a21873c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1078,6 +1078,10 @@ in
       inherit (gnome3) dconf;
     };
 
+    table-with-plugins = callPackage ../tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-table/wrapper.nix {
+      ibus-table = ibus-engines.table;
+    };
+
     table-others = callPackage ../tools/inputmethods/ibus-engines/ibus-table-others {
       ibus-table = ibus-engines.table;
     };