diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/un/unbound/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/un/unbound/package.nix
index c9d9a7a26cf6..8fec1547052d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/un/unbound/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/un/unbound/package.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 # enable support for python plugins in unbound: note this is distinct from pyunbound
 # see https://unbound.docs.nlnetlabs.nl/en/latest/developer/python-modules.html
 , withPythonModule ? false
+# enable support for .so plugins
+, withDynlibModule ? false
 , withLto ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW
 , withMakeWrapper ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW
 , libnghttp2
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--enable-systemd"
   ] ++ lib.optionals withPythonModule [
     "--with-pythonmodule"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withDynlibModule [
+    "--with-dynlibmodule"
   ] ++ lib.optionals withDoH [
     "--with-libnghttp2=${libnghttp2.dev}"
   ] ++ lib.optionals withECS [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f60fc1d21025..f3c331d76a5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5607,6 +5607,7 @@ with pkgs;
   unbound-full = unbound.override {
     python = python3;
     withSystemd = true;
+    withDynlibModule = true;
     withPythonModule = true;
     withDoH = true;
     withECS = true;