diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/subedit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/subedit/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ae48901cd96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/subedit/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper, libuchardet, dos2unix, file }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "subedit";
+  version = "1.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "helixarch";
+    repo = "subedit";
+    rev = "74e11816d7b4813064a2434a5abc0f78f66c0e53";
+    sha256 = "sha256-3ywBBCWbwDqNNkxRupNJX6mYKxVFnoCFKav3Hc4E+8A=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libuchardet dos2unix file ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    install -m555 subedit $out/bin/
+  '';
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/subedit --prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ libuchardet dos2unix file ]}"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/helixarch/subedit";
+    description = "Command-line subtitle editor written in BASH";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ppom ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3cf743a4a780..567327ffccde 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11039,6 +11039,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   subberthehut = callPackage ../tools/misc/subberthehut { };
 
+  subedit = callPackage ../tools/text/subedit { };
+
   subgit = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-and-tools/subgit { };
 
   subsurface = libsForQt514.callPackage ../applications/misc/subsurface { };