diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix
index fadf5df7140a..a3be5484a047 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "${s.name}.tar.bz2";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Adds the /nix directory when using an overlay.
+    # Required to run any programs under this mode.
+    ./mount-nix-dir-on-overlay.patch
+    # By default fbuilder hardcodes the firejail binary to the install path.
+    # On NixOS the firejail binary is a setuid wrapper available in $PATH.
+    ./fbuilder-call-firejail-on-path.patch
+  ];
+
   prePatch = ''
     # Allow whitelisting ~/.nix-profile
     substituteInPlace etc/firejail.config --replace \
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/fbuilder-call-firejail-on-path.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/fbuilder-call-firejail-on-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6016891655b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/fbuilder-call-firejail-on-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/fbuilder/build_profile.c
++++ b/src/fbuilder/build_profile.c
+@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
+ 		errExit("asprintf");
+ 
+ 	char *cmdlist[] = {
+-	  BINDIR "/firejail",
++	  "firejail",
+ 	  "--quiet",
+ 	  "--noprofile",
+ 	  "--caps.drop=all",
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/mount-nix-dir-on-overlay.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/mount-nix-dir-on-overlay.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..685314f90758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/mount-nix-dir-on-overlay.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--- a/src/firejail/fs.c
++++ b/src/firejail/fs.c
+@@ -1143,6 +1143,16 @@
+ 		errExit("mounting /dev");
+ 	fs_logger("whitelist /dev");
+ 
++	// mount-bind /nix
++	if (arg_debug)
++		printf("Mounting /nix\n");
++	char *nix;
++	if (asprintf(&nix, "%s/nix", oroot) == -1)
++		errExit("asprintf");
++	if (mount("/nix", nix, NULL, MS_BIND|MS_REC, NULL) < 0)
++		errExit("mounting /nix");
++	fs_logger("whitelist /nix");
++
+ 	// mount-bind run directory
+ 	if (arg_debug)
+ 		printf("Mounting /run\n");
+@@ -1201,6 +1211,7 @@
+ 	free(odiff);
+ 	free(owork);
+ 	free(dev);
++	free(nix);
+ 	free(run);
+ 	free(tmp);
+ }