diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..beecffd4b06f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, gtk2, gtkmm }:
+
+let version = "1.5.2";
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "nitrogen-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://projects.l3ib.org/nitrogen/files/nitrogen-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "60a2437ce6a6c0ba44505fc8066c1973140d4bb48e1e5649f525c7b0b8bf9fd2";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ glib gtk2 gtkmm pkgconfig ];
+
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lX11";
+
+  patches = [ ./nitrogen-env-bash.patch ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A wallpaper browser and setter for X11";
+    longDescription = ''
+      nitrogen is a lightweight utility that can set the root background on X11.
+      It operates independently of any desktop environment, and supports
+      multi-head with Xinerama. Wallpapers are browsable with a convenient GUI,
+      and settings are stored in a human-readable config file.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://projects.l3ib.org/nitrogen/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainer = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.auntie ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/nitrogen-env-bash.patch b/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/nitrogen-env-bash.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd8574dcd628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/nitrogen/nitrogen-env-bash.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+diff --git a/data/icon-theme-installer b/data/icon-theme-installer
+index 328cf73..ca5d226 100755
+--- a/data/icon-theme-installer
++++ b/data/icon-theme-installer
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/bin/bash
++#!/usr/bin/env bash
+ 
+ # icon-theme-installer
+ # Copyright (C) 2006 Novell, Inc.
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 71e1fedbfcd9..a9b8f9ef77a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1611,6 +1611,8 @@ let
 
   nilfs_utils = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/nilfs-utils {};
 
+  nitrogen = callPackage ../tools/X11/nitrogen {};
+
   nlopt = callPackage ../development/libraries/nlopt {};
 
   npapi_sdk = callPackage ../development/libraries/npapi-sdk {};