diff --git a/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl b/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl
--- a/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl
+++ b/rust/hgcli/pyoxidizer.bzl
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 
 # Code to run in Python interpreter.
 RUN_CODE = """
+import os
+import sys
+extra_path = os.environ.get('PYTHONPATH')
+if extra_path is not None:
+    # extensions and hooks expect a working python environment
+    sys.path[0:0] = extra_path.split(os.pathsep)
 import hgdemandimport;
 hgdemandimport.enable();
 from mercurial import dispatch;