diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38d6765cc..396a628e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ src/calendar-server/evolution-calendar.desktop
 src/calendar-server/org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer.service
 src/gnome-shell
 src/gnome-shell-calendar-server
-src/gnome-shell-extension-prefs
 src/gnome-shell-extension-tool
 src/gnome-shell-hotplug-sniffer
 src/gnome-shell-perf-helper
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell-extension-prefs b/src/gnome-shell-extension-prefs
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..303b1963c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gnome-shell-extension-prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+openPrefs() {
+  if [ "$(which gnome-extensions)" ]
+  then
+    gnome-extensions prefs $1
+  else
+    gdbus call --session \
+      --dest=org.gnome.Shell.Extensions \
+      --object-path=/org/gnome/Shell/Extensions \
+      --method=org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.OpenExtensionPrefs $1 '' '{}'
+  fi
+}
+
+cat >&2 <<EOT
+gnome-shell-extension-prefs is deprecated
+
+Install https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gnome.Extensions for extension
+management, or use the gnome-extensions command line tool.
+
+Extensions can use the ExtensionUtils.openPrefs() method.
+EOT
+
+UUID=$1
+
+if [ "$UUID" ]
+then
+  openPrefs $UUID
+else
+  gapplication launch org.gnome.Extensions
+fi
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 46680d5b4..546d3a64b 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ foreach tool : script_tools
   )
 endforeach
 
+install_data('gnome-shell-extension-prefs',
+  install_dir: bindir
+)
+
 gnome_shell_cflags = [
   '-DCLUTTER_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API',
   '-DCOGL_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API',