diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/read-edid/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/read-edid/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fdf2c4c9f12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/read-edid/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, libx86 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "read-edid-${version}";
+  version = "3.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.polypux.org/projects/read-edid/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0vqqmwsgh2gchw7qmpqk6idgzcm5rqf2fab84y7gk42v1x2diin7";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmake libx86 ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace 'COPYING' 'LICENSE'
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Tool for reading and parsing EDID data from monitors";
+    homepage = http://www.polypux.org/projects/read-edid/;
+    license = licenses.bsd2; # Quoted: "This is an unofficial license. Let's call it BSD-like."
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.dezgeg ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 62622cd8a0da..ce83ce492aab 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2684,6 +2684,8 @@ let
 
   privateer = callPackage ../games/privateer { };
 
+  read-edid = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/read-edid { };
+
   redmine = callPackage ../applications/version-management/redmine { };
 
   rtmpdump = callPackage ../tools/video/rtmpdump { };