diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_gpu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_gpu/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc88b7b12ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_gpu/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, SDL2, libGLU }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "SDL_gpu-unstable";
+  version = "2019-01-24";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "grimfang4";
+    repo = "sdl-gpu";
+    rev = "e3d350b325a0e0d0b3007f69ede62313df46c6ef";
+    sha256 = "0kibcaim01inb6xxn4mr6affn4hm50vz9kahb5k9iz8dmdsrhxy1";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  buildInputs = [ SDL2 libGLU ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DSDL_gpu_BUILD_DEMOS=OFF"
+    "-DSDL_gpu_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF"
+    "-DSDL_gpu_BUILD_VIDEO_TEST=OFF"
+    "-DSDL_gpu_BUILD_TESTS=OFF"
+  ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -ie '210s#''${OUTPUT_DIR}/lib#''${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}#' src/CMakeLists.txt
+    sed -ie '213s#''${OUTPUT_DIR}/lib#''${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}#' src/CMakeLists.txt
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A library for high-performance, modern 2D graphics with SDL written in C";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/grimfang4/sdl-gpu";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pmiddend ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fff202583a6a..959377df822a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13124,6 +13124,8 @@ in
 
   SDL_gfx = callPackage ../development/libraries/SDL_gfx { };
 
+  SDL_gpu = callPackage ../development/libraries/SDL_gpu { };
+
   SDL_image = callPackage ../development/libraries/SDL_image { };
 
   SDL_mixer = callPackage ../development/libraries/SDL_mixer { };