diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-bars/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-bars/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..de396a0f7d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-bars/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, python3Packages, git }:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
+  pname = "git-bars";
+  version = "unstable-2023-08-08";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "knadh";
+    repo = "git-bars";
+    rev = "f15fbc15345d9ef021e5a9b278e352bb532dcee8";
+    hash = "sha256-jHP6LqhUQv6hh97tSXAdOruWdtp2FXM6ANlpWoA+fHQ=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    git
+    python3Packages.setuptools
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/knadh/git-bars";
+    description = "A utility for visualising git commit activity as bars on the terminal";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.matthiasbeyer ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 967684213078..92b91b05717d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2174,6 +2174,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   git-big-picture = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-big-picture { };
 
+  git-bars = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-bars { };
+
   git-branchless = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-branchless {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security SystemConfiguration;
   };