diff --git a/src/subsystems/nodejs/builders/granular/default.nix b/src/subsystems/nodejs/builders/granular/default.nix
index 84f4a0b407..344b400c91 100644
--- a/src/subsystems/nodejs/builders/granular/default.nix
+++ b/src/subsystems/nodejs/builders/granular/default.nix
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@
               ln -s ${prodModules} $sourceRoot/node_modules
               if [ -d ${prodModules}/.bin ]; then
                 export PATH="$PATH:$sourceRoot/node_modules/.bin"
+                # pass down transitive binaries, like npm does
+                # all links are absolute so we can just copy
+                cp -af --no-preserve=mode ${prodModules}/.bin/. $out/bin/.
               fi
             ''
             else ""