diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 979c9571f941..3f48035f6bba 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ in {
         gnome3.gnome_terminal
         gnome3.gnome-user-docs
 
+        gnome3.bijiben
         gnome3.evolution
         gnome3.file-roller
         gnome3.gedit
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/bijiben/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/bijiben/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef460112d217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/bijiben/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ stdenv, intltool, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib
+, hicolor_icon_theme, makeWrapper, itstool
+, clutter_gtk, libuuid, webkitgtk, zeitgeist
+, gnome3, librsvg, gdk_pixbuf, libxml2 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "bijiben-3.10.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/bijiben/3.10/${name}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "81257f85218968b0ad386da6e1143586de478870ca74bb5387646a479999a7d4";
+  };
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ gnome3.gnome_themes_standard ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib intltool itstool libxml2
+                  clutter_gtk libuuid webkitgtk gnome3.tracker
+                  gnome3.gnome_online_accounts zeitgeist
+                  gnome3.gsettings_desktop_schemas makeWrapper
+                  gdk_pixbuf gnome3.gnome_icon_theme librsvg
+                  hicolor_icon_theme gnome3.gnome_icon_theme_symbolic ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/bijiben" \
+      --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE "$GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE" \
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gnome3.gnome_themes_standard}/share:$XDG_ICON_DIRS:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
+    rm $out/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Bijiben;
+    description = "Note editor designed to remain simple to use";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lethalman ];
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 9da8f773fc8a..2cb28e0c3076 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ rec {
 
 #### Apps (http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/apps/)
 
+  bijiben = callPackage ./apps/bijiben { };
+
   evolution = callPackage ./apps/evolution { };
 
   file-roller = callPackage ./apps/file-roller { };