diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xnotify/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xnotify/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f93e1b1c9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xnotify/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, writeText
+, fontconfig
+, imlib2
+, libX11
+, libXft
+, libXinerama
+, conf ? null
+, nix-update-script
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "xnotify";
+  version = "unstable-2022-02-18";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "phillbush";
+    repo = "xnotify";
+    rev = "58c7d5763c3fb1c32a76560c85d20a25f59d4687";
+    sha256 = "sha256-BSZesuBGAWYp3IMiiZi6CAyZEiz3sBJLQe6/JnxviLs=";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    fontconfig
+    imlib2
+    libX11
+    libXft
+    libXinerama
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = with lib;
+    let
+      configFile =
+        if isDerivation conf || builtins.isPath conf
+        then conf else writeText "config.h" conf;
+    in
+    optionalString (conf != null) "cp ${configFile} config.h";
+
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    attrPath = pname;
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A tool to read notifications from stdin and pop them up on the screen";
+    longDescription = ''
+      XNotify displays a notification on the screen. XNotify receives a
+      notification specification in stdin and shows a notification for the user
+      on the screen.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://github.com/phillbush/xnotify";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ azahi ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ba1822b143f2..6589a9e601f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -31388,6 +31388,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   xnee = callPackage ../tools/X11/xnee { };
 
+  xnotify = callPackage ../tools/X11/xnotify { };
+
   xvidcap = callPackage ../applications/video/xvidcap {
     inherit (gnome2) scrollkeeper libglade;
   };