diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-screensaver/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-screensaver/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cee9cecfa47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-screensaver/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, dbus-glib
+, glib
+, gnome-desktop
+, gtk3
+, intltool
+, libgnomekbd
+, libX11
+, linux-pam
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
+, systemd
+, wrapGAppsHook
+, xorg
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "budgie-screensaver";
+  version = "5.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "BuddiesOfBudgie";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-N8x9hdbaMDisTbQPJedNO4UMLnCn+Q2hhm4udJZgQlc=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    intltool
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    dbus-glib
+    glib
+    gnome-desktop
+    gtk3
+    libgnomekbd
+    libX11
+    linux-pam
+    systemd
+    xorg.libXxf86vm
+  ];
+
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-D_POSIX_C_SOURCE";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A fork of old GNOME Screensaver for purposes of providing an authentication prompt on wake";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-screensaver";
+    mainProgram = "budgie-screensaver";
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.federicoschonborn ];
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..491db246187b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ lib, pkgs }:
+
+lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
+  budgie-screensaver = callPackage ./budgie-screensaver { };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 62a15752fea4..2fbd50e7efe5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -35423,6 +35423,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   arcanPackages = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ../desktops/arcan { });
 
+  budgie = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ../desktops/budgie { });
+
   cdesktopenv = callPackage ../desktops/cdesktopenv { };
 
   cinnamon = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ../desktops/cinnamon { });