diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 7c16d2ea8900..deac2c252a68 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ let
       xf86-video-intel
       xf86-video-mga
       xf86-video-neomagic
-      xf86_video_nested
+      xf86-video-nested
       xf86-video-nouveau
       xf86-video-nv
       xf86-video-omap
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xf/xf86-video-nested/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xf86-video-nested/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59e712a32050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xf86-video-nested/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
+  autoreconfHook,
+  pkg-config,
+  util-macros,
+  xorgproto,
+  libx11,
+  libxext,
+  xorg-server,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "xf86-video-nested";
+  version = "0-unstable-2024-10-26";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
+    group = "xorg";
+    owner = "driver";
+    repo = "xf86-video-nested";
+    rev = "03dab66493622835a29b873cd63df489f1a96ed9";
+    hash = "sha256-EPQOcE23m6RSG05txjBjREBz9JlwZrmK4Rn6Fg2IyT4=";
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+    pkg-config
+    util-macros
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    xorg-server
+    xorgproto
+    libx11
+    libxext
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-nested";
+    description = "Video ddriver to run Xorg on top of another X server";
+    maintainers = [ ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xf/xf86_video_nested/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xf86_video_nested/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 99c486d13c15..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xf/xf86_video_nested/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchgit,
-  autoreconfHook,
-  xorgproto,
-  libX11,
-  libXext,
-  pixman,
-  pkg-config,
-  utilmacros,
-  xorgserver,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "xf86-video-nested";
-  version = "unstable-2017-06-12";
-
-  src = fetchgit {
-    url = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-nested";
-    rev = "6a48b385c41ea89354d0b2ee7f4649a1d1d9ec70";
-    sha256 = "133rd2kvr2q2wmwpx82bb93qbi8wm8qp1vlmbhgc7aslz0j4cqqv";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
-    autoreconfHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    xorgproto
-    libX11
-    libXext
-    pixman
-    utilmacros
-    xorgserver
-  ];
-
-  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];
-
-  CFLAGS = "-I${pixman}/include/pixman-1";
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-nested";
-    description = "Driver to run Xorg on top of Xorg or something else";
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    license = lib.licenses.mit;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 01a74ac3e45a..18118c0e3080 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1872,6 +1872,7 @@ mapAliases {
   xdragon = throw "'xdragon' has been renamed to/replaced by 'dragon-drop'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   xf86_input_cmt = xf86-input-cmt; # Added 2025-12-12
   xf86_input_wacom = xf86-input-wacom; # Added 2025-12-12
+  xf86_video_nested = xf86-video-nested; # added 2026-01-13
   xf86inputjoystick = xf86-input-joystick; # Added 2026-01-19
   xf86inputkeyboard = xf86-input-keyboard; # Added 2026-01-19
   xf86inputmouse = xf86-input-mouse; # Added 2026-01-19