diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/thumbnail.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/thumbnail.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cda15b2674c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/thumbnail.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ fetchFromGitHub, lib, python3, stdenv }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "mpv_thumbnail_script";
+  version = "unstable-2020-01-16";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "theamm";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "682becf5b5115c2a206b4f0bdee413d4be8b5bef";
+    sha256 = "0dgfrb8ypc5vlq35kzn423fm6l6348ivl85vb6j3ccc9a51xprw3";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs concat_files.py
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    mkdir -p $out/share/mpv/scripts
+    cp mpv_thumbnail_script_{client_osc,server}.lua $out/share/mpv/scripts
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  passthru.scriptName = "mpv_thumbnail_script_{client_osc,server}.lua";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A lua script to show preview thumbnails in mpv's OSC seekbar";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/theamm/mpv_thumbnail_script";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b5b50f49c648..51848fc9b1d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24162,6 +24162,7 @@ in
     mpvacious = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv/scripts/mpvacious.nix {};
     simple-mpv-webui = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv/scripts/simple-mpv-webui.nix {};
     sponsorblock = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv/scripts/sponsorblock.nix {};
+    thumbnail = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv/scripts/thumbnail.nix { };
   };
 
   mrpeach = callPackage ../applications/audio/pd-plugins/mrpeach { };