diff --git a/bin/__dispatch.sh b/bin/__dispatch.sh
index a3d83873d..a8a9d2652 100755
--- a/bin/__dispatch.sh
+++ b/bin/__dispatch.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ case "${TARGET_TOOL}" in
   nint)
     attr="nix.nint"
     ;;
+  niv)
+    attr="third_party.nixpkgs.niv"
+    ;;
   rebuild-system)
     attr="ops.nixos.rebuild-system"
     ;;
diff --git a/bin/niv b/bin/niv
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..8390ec9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/niv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__dispatch.sh
\ No newline at end of file