diff --git a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
index 7425e12ea2fc..85f3bf1abfac 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix
@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ in buildFHSEnv rec {
       description = "Run commands in the same FHS environment that is used for Steam";
       mainProgram = "steam-run";
       name = "steam-run";
+      # steam-run itself is just a script that lives in nixpkgs (which is licensed under MIT).
+      # steam is a dependency and already unfree, so normal steam-run will not install without
+      # allowing unfree packages or appropriate `allowUnfreePredicate` rules.
+      license = lib.licenses.mit;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0f04b72cc7cc..1436365c883d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -35678,6 +35678,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   steam-run = steam.run;
 
+  steam-run-free = steamPackages.steam-fhsenv-without-steam.run;
+
   steam-tui = callPackage ../games/steam-tui { };
 
   steamcmd = steamPackages.steamcmd;