diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 1a84e5b499..712649c5fc 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/aegisub-icu59-include-unistr.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/aegisub-boost68.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/aegisub-make43.patch			\
+  %D%/packages/patches/agda-libdirs-env-variable.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/agg-am_c_prototype.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/agg-2.5-gcc8.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/akonadi-paths.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/agda.scm b/gnu/packages/agda.scm
index d94036939c..17ea5b62be 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/agda.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/agda.scm
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (gnu packages agda)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages haskell-check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages haskell-web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages haskell-xyz)
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ (define-public agda
              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1s7zd01i8pmvi90ywx497kc07z50nah7h0fc2dn6jzb132k5sh1q"))))
+        (base32 "1s7zd01i8pmvi90ywx497kc07z50nah7h0fc2dn6jzb132k5sh1q"))
+       (patches (search-patches "agda-libdirs-env-variable.patch"))))
     (build-system haskell-build-system)
     (inputs
      (list ghc-aeson
@@ -108,6 +110,12 @@ (define-public agda
                        (setenv "infodir" (string-append #$output
                                                         "/share/info"))
                        (invoke "make" "install-info"))))))))
+    (search-paths
+     (list (search-path-specification
+            (variable "AGDA_LIBDIRS")
+            (files (list "lib/agda")))))
+    (native-search-paths
+     search-paths)
     (home-page "https://wiki.portal.chalmers.se/agda/")
     (synopsis
      "Dependently typed functional programming language and proof assistant")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/agda-libdirs-env-variable.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/agda-libdirs-env-variable.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b291358a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/agda-libdirs-env-variable.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+From 457bc7438a4f0801dbf332fa2369248bddf5da0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+Message-Id: <457bc7438a4f0801dbf332fa2369248bddf5da0c.1678309546.git.dev@jpoiret.xyz>
+From: Josselin Poiret <dev@jpoiret.xyz>
+Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 18:31:52 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add environment variable for library directories
+
+AGDA_LIBDIRS is a new environment colon-separated variable for site libraries.
+Agda will look for .agda-lib files directly inside direct descendants of these.
+---
+ src/full/Agda/Interaction/Library.hs | 16 ++++++++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/full/Agda/Interaction/Library.hs b/src/full/Agda/Interaction/Library.hs
+index 09c1f2a82..774cc3e74 100644
+--- a/src/full/Agda/Interaction/Library.hs
++++ b/src/full/Agda/Interaction/Library.hs
+@@ -323,13 +323,25 @@ getInstalledLibraries overrideLibFile = mkLibM [] $ do
+         raiseErrors' [ LibrariesFileNotFound theOverrideLibFile ]
+         return []
+       Right file -> do
+-        if not (lfExists file) then return [] else do
++        siteLibDirs <- liftIO $ fromMaybe [] . fmap splitAtColon . lookup "AGDA_LIBDIRS" <$> getEnvironment
++        siteLibs <- liftIO $ concat <$> mapM findSiteLibs siteLibDirs
++        if not (lfExists file) then parseLibFiles Nothing $ nubOn snd ((0,) <$> siteLibs) else do
+           ls    <- liftIO $ stripCommentLines <$> UTF8.readFile (lfPath file)
+           files <- liftIO $ sequence [ (i, ) <$> expandEnvironmentVariables s | (i, s) <- ls ]
+-          parseLibFiles (Just file) $ nubOn snd files
++          parseLibFiles (Just file) $ nubOn snd (files ++ fmap (0,) siteLibs)
+   `catchIO` \ e -> do
+     raiseErrors' [ ReadError e "Failed to read installed libraries." ]
+     return []
++  where splitAtColon :: String -> [String]
++        splitAtColon "" = []
++        splitAtColon str = case break (==':') str of
++          (a, _:b) -> a : splitAtColon b
++          (a, "")    -> [a]
++        findSiteLibs :: String -> IO [String]
++        findSiteLibs dir = do
++          subDirs <- filterM doesDirectoryExist =<< map (dir </>) <$> listDirectory dir
++          subFiles <- mapM (\dir -> map (dir </>) <$> listDirectory dir) subDirs
++          return $ concatMap (filter (List.isSuffixOf ".agda-lib")) subFiles
+ 
+ -- | Parse the given library files.
+ --
+
+base-commit: 183534bc41af5a53daf685122997dc98883f2be2
+-- 
+2.39.1
+
