diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index a4ef5a985e9e..2daa0854fa4e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
   ./programs/man.nix
   ./programs/mosh.nix
   ./programs/nano.nix
+  ./programs/oblogout.nix
   ./programs/screen.nix
   ./programs/shadow.nix
   ./programs/shell.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/oblogout.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/oblogout.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..79a8ddb7ce37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/oblogout.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+# Global configuration for oblogout.
+
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let cfg = config.programs.oblogout;
+
+in
+{
+  ###### interface
+
+  options = {
+
+    programs.oblogout = {
+
+      enable = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to install OBLogout and create <filename>/etc/oblogout.conf</filename>.
+          See <filename>${pkgs.oblogout}/share/doc/README</filename>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      opacity = mkOption {
+        type = types.int;
+        default = 70;
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      bgcolor = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "black";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      buttontheme = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "simplistic";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      buttons = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default =  "cancel, logout, restart, shutdown, suspend, hibernate";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      cancel = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default =  "Escape";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      shutdown = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "S";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      restart = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "R";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      suspend = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "U";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      logout = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "L";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      lock = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "K";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      hibernate = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default =  "H";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      clogout = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "openbox --exit";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      clock = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+
+      cswitchuser = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "";
+        description = ''
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  ###### implementation
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.oblogout ];
+
+    environment.etc."oblogout.conf".text = ''
+      [settings]
+      usehal = false
+
+      [looks]
+      opacity = ${toString cfg.opacity}
+      bgcolor = ${cfg.bgcolor}
+      buttontheme = ${cfg.buttontheme}
+      buttons = ${cfg.buttons}
+
+      [shortcuts]
+      cancel = ${cfg.cancel}
+      shutdown = ${cfg.shutdown}
+      restart = ${cfg.restart}
+      suspend = ${cfg.suspend}
+      logout = ${cfg.logout}
+      lock = ${cfg.lock}
+      hibernate = ${cfg.hibernate}
+
+      [commands]
+      shutdown = systemctl poweroff
+      restart = systemctl reboot
+      suspend = systemctl suspend
+      hibernate = systemctl hibernate
+      logout = ${cfg.clogout}
+      lock = ${cfg.clock}
+      switchuser = ${cfg.cswitchuser}
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/oblogout/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/oblogout/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26bb32b17b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/oblogout/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, intltool, file, pythonPackages, cairo }:
+
+pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  name = "oblogout-unstable-${version}";
+  version = "2009-11-18";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nikdoof";
+    repo = "oblogout";
+    rev = "ee023158c03dee720a1af9b1307b14ed5a95f5a0";
+    sha256 = "0nj87q94idb5ki4wnb2xipfgc6k6clr3rmm4xxh46b58z4zhhbmj";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ intltool file pythonPackages.distutils_extra ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ cairo ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pythonPackages.pygtk pythonPackages.pillow pythonPackages.dbus-python ];
+
+  patches = [ ./oblogout-0.3-fixes.patch ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace data/oblogout --replace sys.prefix \"$out/${pythonPackages.python.sitePackages}\"
+    substituteInPlace oblogout/__init__.py --replace sys.prefix \"$out\"
+    mkdir -p $out/share/doc
+    cp -a README $out/share/doc
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Openbox logout script";
+    homepage = "https://launchpad.net/oblogout";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.romildo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/oblogout/oblogout-0.3-fixes.patch b/pkgs/tools/X11/oblogout/oblogout-0.3-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c58103c6d407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/oblogout/oblogout-0.3-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+diff --git a/data/oblogout b/data/oblogout
+index 8058c4a..dfe5285 100755
+--- a/data/oblogout
++++ b/data/oblogout
+@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ def main(argv = None):
+             config = 'data/oblogout.conf'
+         elif os.path.isfile('%s/.config/oblogout.conf' % os.getenv("HOME")):
+             config = '%s/.config/oblogout.conf' % os.getenv("HOME")
+-        else:
++        elif os.path.isfile('/etc/oblogout.conf'):
+             config = '/etc/oblogout.conf'
++        else:
++            config = sys.prefix + '/etc/oblogout.conf'
+                 
+     # Check config in local path, if it exists pass it on     
+     if not os.path.isfile(config):
+diff --git a/data/oblogout.conf b/data/oblogout.conf
+index 810872c..b1c1009 100644
+--- a/data/oblogout.conf
++++ b/data/oblogout.conf
+@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+ [settings]
+-usehal = true
++usehal = false
+ 
+ [looks]
+ opacity = 70
+ bgcolor = black
+ buttontheme = simplistic
+-buttons = cancel, logout, restart, shutdown, suspend, lock
++buttons = cancel, logout, restart, shutdown, suspend
+ 
+ [shortcuts]
+ cancel = Escape
+@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ lock = K
+ hibernate = H
+ 
+ [commands]
+-shutdown = shutdown -h now
+-restart = reboot
+-suspend = pmi action suspend
+-hibernate = pmi action hibernate
+-safesuspend = safesuspend
+-lock = gnome-screensaver-command -l
+-switchuser = gdm-control --switch-user
++shutdown = systemctl poweroff
++restart = systemctl reboot
++suspend = systemctl suspend
++hibernate = systemctl hibernate
++# safesuspend = safesuspend
++# lock = gnome-screensaver-command -l
++# switchuser = gdm-control --switch-user
+ logout = openbox --exit
+diff --git a/oblogout/__init__.py b/oblogout/__init__.py
+index b9e4e01..12f521f 100644
+--- a/oblogout/__init__.py
++++ b/oblogout/__init__.py
+@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class OpenboxLogout():
+             self.logger.debug("Rendering Fade")
+             # Convert Pixbuf to PIL Image
+             wh = (pb.get_width(),pb.get_height())
+-            pilimg = Image.fromstring("RGB", wh, pb.get_pixels())
++            pilimg = Image.frombytes("RGB", wh, pb.get_pixels())
+             
+             pilimg = pilimg.point(lambda p: (p * self.opacity) / 255 )
+ 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6257f7a4c182..2744973948a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13940,6 +13940,8 @@ in
     inherit (gnome2) libglade;
   };
 
+  oblogout = callPackage ../tools/X11/oblogout { };
+
   obs-studio = qt5.callPackage ../applications/video/obs-studio {
     alsaSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
     pulseaudioSupport = config.pulseaudio or true;