diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index e0e45d0a2..1684ae684 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ let
     ":"
     (lib.mapAttrsToList (name: channel: "${name}=${channel}") channels);
 
+  nixosRepl = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "nixos-repl" "nix repl nixos-repl.nix";
+
 in pkgs.mkShell {
   name = "fc-nixos";
-  NIX_PATH="fc=${toString ./.}:${nixPathUpstreams}";
+  NIX_PATH="fc=${toString ./.}:${nixPathUpstreams}:nixos-config=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix";
+  shellHook = ''
+    export PATH=$PATH:${nixosRepl}/bin
+  '';
 }