diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/btop/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/btop/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5425b6e5f5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/btop/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, stdenv
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "btop";
+  version = "1.0.5";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "aristocratos";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-pa9i65ndx8LMTMRXyL2GXCauM6Q8gAb16zGOylQFwL0=";
+  };
+
+  installFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A monitor of resources";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/aristocratos/btop";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rmcgibbo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 70803de56936..2361851b5017 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21339,6 +21339,10 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin) IOKit;
   };
 
+  btop = callPackage ../tools/system/btop {
+    stdenv = gcc11Stdenv;
+  };
+
   nmon = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/nmon { };
 
   hwdata = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/hwdata { };