diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
index 2c05a4aa271e..5e81cf6b2c1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 , readline
 , systemd
 , udev
+, withExperimental ? false
 }: let
   pythonPath = with python3.pkgs; [
     dbus-python
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # To provide ciptool, sdptool, and rfcomm (unmaintained)
     # superseded by new D-Bus APIs
     "--enable-deprecated"
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional withExperimental "--enable-experimental";
+
 
   # Work around `make install' trying to create /var/lib/bluetooth.
   installFlags = [ "statedir=$(TMPDIR)/var/lib/bluetooth" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0c186c5af42b..7d68eeea80df 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21814,6 +21814,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   bluez5 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/bluez { };
 
+  bluez5-experimental = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/bluez {
+    withExperimental = true;
+  };
+
   pulseaudio-modules-bt = callPackage ../applications/audio/pulseaudio-modules-bt {
     # pulseaudio-modules-bt is most likely to be used with pulseaudioFull
     pulseaudio = pulseaudioFull;