diff --git a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
index 9c68f241a7fe..4a1cdb93fc06 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ in buildFHSEnv rec {
       description = "Steam dependencies (dummy package, do not use)";
     };
 
+  passthru.steamargs = args;
   passthru.run = buildFHSEnv {
     name = "steam-run";