diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
index 8f1b7d93d002..2909b16d65d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , dbusSupport ? stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isAndroid, dbus
 , udevSupport ? false, udev
 , ibusSupport ? false, ibus
+, fcitxSupport ? false, fcitx
 , pulseaudioSupport ? config.pulseaudio or stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isAndroid
 , libpulseaudio
 , AudioUnit, Cocoa, CoreAudio, CoreServices, ForceFeedback, OpenGL
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libiconv ]
     ++ dlopenBuildInputs
     ++ optional  ibusSupport ibus
+    ++ optional  fcitxSupport fcitx
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
       AudioUnit Cocoa CoreAudio CoreServices ForceFeedback OpenGL
       # Needed for NSDefaultRunLoopMode symbols.