diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/plplot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/plplot/default.nix
index 05f12d0148be..a4a554eea6ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/plplot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/plplot/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, cmake }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, cmake
+, enableWX ? false
+, wxGTK31, wxmac
+, enableXWin ? false
+, libX11
+}:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+let
+  wxWidgets = (if stdenv.isDarwin then wxmac else wxGTK31);
+in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname   = "plplot";
   version = "5.15.0";
 
@@ -11,6 +21,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  buildInputs = [
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optional enableWX wxWidgets
+  ++ lib.optional enableXWin libX11
+  ;
+
+  passthru = {
+    inherit
+      enableWX
+      wxWidgets
+      enableXWin
+      libX11
+    ;
+  };
+
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=OFF" "-DBUILD_TEST=ON" ];
 
   doCheck = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9933bfc4af47..9728ae4ce92d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5900,7 +5900,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   pixz = callPackage ../tools/compression/pixz { };
 
-  plplot = callPackage ../development/libraries/plplot { };
+  plplot = callPackage ../development/libraries/plplot {
+    inherit (xorg) libX11;
+  };
 
   pxattr = callPackage ../tools/archivers/pxattr { };