diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/default.nix
index ce35e91d9278..db06efd6a2a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ callPackage, buildFHSUserEnv, undaemonize }:
+{ callPackage, buildFHSUserEnv, undaemonize, unwrapped ? callPackage ./runtime.nix {} }:
 
 let
   houdini-runtime = callPackage ./runtime.nix { };
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ in buildFHSUserEnv {
     mkdir -p $out/usr/lib/sesi
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    unwrapped = houdini-runtime;
+  };
+
   runScript = "${undaemonize}/bin/undaemonize ${houdini-runtime}/bin/houdini";
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/runtime.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/runtime.nix
index c9be607b3662..8436b66719f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/runtime.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/houdini/runtime.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, requireFile, zlib, libpng, libSM, libICE, fontconfig, xorg, libGLU, libGL, alsa-lib, dbus, xkeyboardconfig, bc, addOpenGLRunpath }:
+{ lib, stdenv, requireFile, zlib, libpng, libSM, libICE, fontconfig, xorg, libGLU, libGL, alsa-lib
+, dbus, xkeyboardconfig, nss, nspr, expat, pciutils, libxkbcommon, bc, addOpenGLRunpath
+}:
 
 let
+  # NOTE: Some dependencies only show in errors when run with QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1
   ld_library_path = builtins.concatStringsSep ":" [
     "${stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib64"
     (lib.makeLibraryPath [
@@ -17,6 +20,8 @@ let
       xorg.libXcomposite
       xorg.libXdamage
       xorg.libXtst
+      xorg.libxcb
+      xorg.libXScrnSaver
       alsa-lib
       fontconfig
       libSM
@@ -25,26 +30,22 @@ let
       libpng
       dbus
       addOpenGLRunpath.driverLink
+      nss
+      nspr
+      expat
+      pciutils
+      libxkbcommon
     ])
   ];
   license_dir = "~/.config/houdini";
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "17.5.327";
+  version = "18.0.460";
   pname = "houdini-runtime";
   src = requireFile rec {
     name = "houdini-${version}-linux_x86_64_gcc6.3.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1byigmhmby8lgi2vmgxy9jlrrqk7jyr507zqkihq5bv8kfsanv1x";
-    message = ''
-      This nix expression requires that ${name} is already part of the store.
-      Download it from https://www.sidefx.com and add it to the nix store with:
-
-          nix-prefetch-url <URL>
-
-      This can't be done automatically because you need to create an account on
-      their website and agree to their license terms before you can download
-      it. That's what you get for using proprietary software.
-    '';
+    sha256 = "18rbwszcks2zfn9zbax62rxmq50z9mc3h39b13jpd39qjqdd3jsd";
+    url = meta.homepage;
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ bc ];
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     hydraPlatforms = [ ]; # requireFile src's should be excluded
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.canndrew ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ canndrew kwohlfahrt ];
   };
 }
-