Lighting fixture with auxiliary bay

A lighting fixture for installation in a drop ceiling, the lighting fixture comprising:

• a fixture body;
• a lighting bay in a first portion of the fixture body;
• a light source in the lighting bay, the light source configured to provide light suitable for general illumination;
• an electronics housing on an upper surface of the fixture body and extending in a direction opposite of light emission from the light source, wherein the electronics housing is configured to store at least driver circuitry configured to provide a drive signal to the light source;
• and
• an auxiliary bay adjacent to the lighting bay in a second portion of the fixture body, the auxiliary bay comprising:
• a mounting surface configured to receive an auxiliary device in the auxiliary bay;
• and
• an auxiliary bay frame surrounding the auxiliary bay and separating the auxiliary bay from the lighting bay, wherein the auxiliary bay is configured to support a removable auxiliary bay cover that is configured to be placed in the auxiliary bay frame to cover the auxiliary bay and the auxiliary device in the auxiliary bay, wherein the auxiliary bay is located below a plenum of the drop ceiling.