diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xc/xcompose/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xc/xcompose/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  python3,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  xorgproto,
+  libx11,
+}:
+
+python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "xcompose";
+  version = "0.5.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Udzu";
+    repo = "xcompose";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-TO7HqGoq9uq6USkvvDubBK3VC0i23yOqSo/t5B1xTiI=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/xcompose/__init__.py \
+      --replace-fail /usr/include/X11 ${xorgproto}/include/X11 \
+      --replace-fail /usr/share/X11 ${libx11}/share/X11
+  '';
+
+  build-system = [
+    python3.pkgs.hatchling
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = with python3.pkgs; [
+    pygtrie
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "xcompose"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Utility for managing X11 compose key sequences";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Udzu/xcompose";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ncfavier ];
+    mainProgram = "xcompose";
+  };
+}