diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverrides.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverrides.nix
index 6e180edce187..6dda124d7033 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverrides.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   easyeffects,
   gjs,
   glib,
+  gnome-menus,
   nautilus,
   gobject-introspection,
   hddtemp,
@@ -47,6 +48,17 @@ in
 # the upstream repository's sources.
 super:
 lib.trivial.pipe super [
+  (patchExtension "apps-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com" (old: {
+    patches = [
+      (replaceVars
+        ./extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch
+        {
+          gmenu_path = "${gnome-menus}/lib/girepository-1.0";
+        }
+      )
+    ];
+  }))
+
   (patchExtension "caffeine@patapon.info" (old: {
     meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ eperuffo ];
   }))
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58f539d1525f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
+index c608441..2b25335 100644
+--- a/extension.js
++++ b/extension.js
+@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import Atk from 'gi://Atk';
+ import Clutter from 'gi://Clutter';
+ import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
+ import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
+-import GMenu from 'gi://GMenu';
++
++import GIRepository from 'gi://GIRepository';
++GIRepository.Repository.prepend_search_path('@gmenu_path@');
++const {default: GMenu} = await import('gi://GMenu');
++
+ import GObject from 'gi://GObject';
+ import Gtk from 'gi://Gtk';
+ import Meta from 'gi://Meta';