2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/print.cc b/src/libexpr/print.cc
index 8b45475d8..fbd91e484 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/print.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/print.cc
@@ -509,4 +509,11 @@ std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & output, const ValuePrinter & printer)
     return output;
 }
 
+template<>
+hintformat & hintformat::operator%(const ValuePrinter & value)
+{
+        fmt % value;
+        return *this;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/print.hh b/src/libexpr/print.hh
index a8300264a..a542bc7b1 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/print.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/print.hh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "fmt.hh"
 #include "print-options.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
@@ -78,4 +79,13 @@ public:
 };
 
 std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & output, const ValuePrinter & printer);
+
+
+/**
+ * `ValuePrinter` does its own ANSI formatting, so we don't color it
+ * magenta.
+ */
+template<>
+hintformat & hintformat::operator%(const ValuePrinter & value);
+
 }