diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix
index d713ff827a6e..9866542ac963 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/meli/package.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
   # runtime deps
   gpgme,
   gnum4,
+
+  withNotmuch ? true,
+  notmuch,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -66,7 +69,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     installManPage meli/docs/*.{1,5,7}
 
     wrapProgram $out/bin/meli \
-      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ gpgme ]} \
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${
+        lib.makeLibraryPath ([ gpgme ] ++ lib.optional withNotmuch notmuch)
+      } \
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ gnum4 ]}
   '';