diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9afdee8cda16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ autoreconfHook
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, glib
+, intltool
+, lib
+, libappindicator-gtk2
+, libtool
+, pidgin
+, stdenv
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "pidgin-indicator";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "philipl";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-CdA/aUu+CmCRbVBKpJGydicqFQa/rEsLWS3MBKlH2/M=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib intltool libappindicator-gtk2 libtool pidgin ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Plugin for Pidgin";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/philipl/pidgin-indicator";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ imalison ];
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f954c30cf033..f2a7e3c7af6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -26446,6 +26446,8 @@ in
     plugins = [];
   };
 
+  pidgin-indicator = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-indicator { };
+
   pidgin-latex = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-latex {
     texLive = texlive.combined.scheme-basic;
   };