diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
index 008bfdf881e5..2c520f21f848 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ stdenv.lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
     installPhase = "installPlugins src/gimp-lqr-plugin";
   };
 
-  gmic = pkgs.gmic.gimpPlugin;
+  gmic = pkgs.gmic-qt.override {
+    variant = "gimp";
+  };
 
   ufraw = pkgs.ufraw.gimpPlugin;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cimg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cimg/default.nix
index 3e7ef6d96eec..6181122aa7f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cimg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cimg/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cimg";
-  version = "2.7.0";
+  version = "2.7.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://cimg.eu/files/CImg_${version}.zip";
-    sha256 = "1la6332cppyciyn3pflbchxa3av72a70p0n1c9sm1hgfbjlydqnv";
+    sha256 = "1lw1hjk65zyd5x9w113yrqyy8db45jdzzkqslkipaiskl9f81y9z";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic-qt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb0862c63736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic-qt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+{ lib
+, mkDerivation
+, fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
+, variant ? "standalone"
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchFromGitLab
+, cmake
+, pkgconfig
+, opencv
+, openexr
+, graphicsmagick
+, fftw
+, zlib
+, libjpeg
+, libtiff
+, libpng
+, curl
+, krita ? null
+, gimp ? null
+, qtbase
+, qttools
+}:
+
+let
+  variants = {
+    gimp = {
+      extraDeps = [
+        gimp
+        gimp.gtk
+      ];
+      description = "GIMP plugin for the G'MIC image processing framework";
+    };
+
+    krita = {
+      extraDeps = [
+        krita
+      ];
+      description = "Krita plugin for the G'MIC image processing framework";
+    };
+
+    standalone = {
+      description = "Versatile front-end to the image processing framework G'MIC";
+    };
+  };
+
+in
+
+assert lib.assertMsg (builtins.hasAttr variant variants) "gmic-qt variant “${variant}” is not supported. Please use one of ${lib.concatStringsSep ", " (builtins.attrNames variants)}.";
+
+assert lib.assertMsg (builtins.all (d: d != null) variants.${variant}.extraDeps or []) "gmic-qt variant “${variant}” is missing one of its dependencies.";
+
+mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "gmic-qt${lib.optionalString (variant != "standalone") ''-${variant}''}";
+  version = "2.7.1";
+
+  gmic-community = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "dtschump";
+    repo = "gmic-community";
+    rev = "3fd528f20a2a7d651e96078c205ff21efb9cdd1a";
+    sha256 = "08d37b49qgh5d4rds7hvr5wjj4p1y8cnbidz1cyqsibq0555pwq2";
+  };
+
+  CImg = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "framagit.org";
+    owner = "dtschump";
+    repo = "CImg";
+    rev = "v.${version}";
+    sha256 = "1mfkjvf5r3ppc1dd6yvqn7xlhgzfg9k1k5v2sq2k9m70g8p7rgpd";
+  };
+
+  gmic_stdlib = fetchurl {
+    name = "gmic_stdlib.h";
+    url = "http://gmic.eu/gmic_stdlib${lib.replaceStrings ["."] [""] version}.h";
+    sha256 = "0v12smknr1s44s6wq2gbnw0hb98xrwp6i3zg9wf49cl7s9qf76j3";
+  };
+
+  gmic = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "dtschump";
+    repo = "gmic";
+    rev = "v.${version}";
+    sha256 = "0pa6kflr1gqgzh8rk7bylvkxs989r5jy0q7b62mnzx8895slwfb5";
+  };
+
+  gmic_qt = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "c-koi";
+    repo = "gmic-qt";
+    rev = "v.${version}";
+    sha256 = "08a0660083wv5fb1w9qqhm4f8cfwbqq723qzqq647mid1n7sy959";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Install GIMP plug-in to a correct destination
+    # https://github.com/c-koi/gmic-qt/pull/78
+    ./fix-gimp-plugin-path.patch
+  ];
+
+  unpackPhase = ''
+    cp -r ${gmic} gmic
+    ln -s ${gmic-community} gmic-community
+    cp -r ${gmic_qt} gmic_qt
+    chmod -R +w gmic gmic_qt
+    ln -s ${CImg} CImg
+
+    cp ${gmic_stdlib} gmic/src/gmic_stdlib.h
+
+    cd gmic_qt
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkgconfig
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    qtbase
+    qttools
+    fftw
+    zlib
+    libjpeg
+    libtiff
+    libpng
+    opencv
+    openexr
+    graphicsmagick
+    curl
+  ] ++ variants.${variant}.extraDeps or [];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DGMIC_QT_HOST=${if variant == "standalone" then "none" else variant}"
+  ];
+
+  postFixup = lib.optionalString (variant == "gimp") ''
+    echo "wrapping $out/${gimp.targetPluginDir}/gmic_gimp_qt"
+    wrapQtApp "$out/${gimp.targetPluginDir}/gmic_gimp_qt"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = variants.${variant}.description;
+    homepage = http://gmic.eu/;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic-qt/fix-gimp-plugin-path.patch b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic-qt/fix-gimp-plugin-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac0600fb76c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic-qt/fix-gimp-plugin-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 1483056..26d2b9a 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@
+ 
+     execute_process(COMMAND gimptool-2.0 --libs-noui OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIMP2_LIBRARIES OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+     execute_process(COMMAND gimptool-2.0 --cflags-noui OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIMP2_INCLUDE_DIRS OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
++    execute_process(COMMAND pkg-config gimp-2.0 --define-variable=prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} --variable gimplibdir OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIMP2_PKGLIBDIR OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${GIMP2_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+ 
+     set (gmic_qt_SRCS ${gmic_qt_SRCS} src/Host/Gimp/host_gimp.cpp)
+@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@
+       ${GIMP2_LIBRARIES}
+       ${gmic_qt_LIBRARIES}
+       )
+-    install(TARGETS gmic_gimp_qt RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
++    install(TARGETS gmic_gimp_qt RUNTIME DESTINATION "${GIMP2_PKGLIBDIR}/plug-ins")
+ 
+ elseif (${GMIC_QT_HOST} STREQUAL "krita")
+ 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
index c487e42329d8..c6781310bdb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
@@ -1,46 +1,53 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, ninja, pkgconfig
-, opencv, openexr, graphicsmagick, fftw, zlib, libjpeg, libtiff, libpng
-, withGimpPlugin ? true, gimp ? null}:
+{ stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, cmake
+, ninja
+, pkgconfig
+, opencv
+, openexr
+, graphicsmagick
+, fftw
+, zlib
+, libjpeg
+, libtiff
+, libpng
+}:
 
-assert withGimpPlugin -> gimp != null;
-
-let
-  version = "2.2.2";
-
-  # CMakeLists.txt is missing from the tarball and Makefile is terrible
-  CMakeLists = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/dtschump/gmic/raw/v.${version}/CMakeLists.txt";
-    sha256 = "0lv5jrg98cpbk13fl4xm7l4sk1axfz054q570bpi741w815d7cpg";
-  };
-in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gmic";
-  inherit version;
+  version = "2.7.1";
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "lib" "dev" "man" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional withGimpPlugin "gimpPlugin";
+  outputs = [ "out" "lib" "dev" "man" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://gmic.eu/files/source/gmic_${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0zqfj2ym5nn3ff93xh2wf9ayxqlznabbdi00xw4lm7vw3iwkzqnc";
+    sha256 = "1sxgmrxv1px07h5m7dcdg24c6x39ifjbc1fmz8p2ah91pm57h7n7";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja pkgconfig ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    ninja
+    pkgconfig
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    fftw zlib libjpeg libtiff libpng opencv openexr graphicsmagick
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals withGimpPlugin [ gimp gimp.gtk ];
+    fftw
+    zlib
+    libjpeg
+    libtiff
+    libpng
+    opencv
+    openexr
+    graphicsmagick
+  ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DBUILD_LIB_STATIC=OFF"
-    "-DBUILD_PLUGIN=${if withGimpPlugin then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DENABLE_DYNAMIC_LINKING=ON"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional withGimpPlugin "-DPLUGIN_INSTALL_PREFIX=${placeholder "gimpPlugin"}/${gimp.targetPluginDir}";
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    cp ${CMakeLists} CMakeLists.txt
-  '';
+  ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "G'MIC is an open and full-featured framework for image processing";
+    description = "Open and full-featured framework for image processing";
     homepage = http://gmic.eu/;
     license = licenses.cecill20;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic_krita_qt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic_krita_qt/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e5bdf6f31775..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic_krita_qt/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkgconfig
-, opencv, openexr, graphicsmagick, fftw, zlib, libjpeg, libtiff, libpng
-, curl, krita, qtbase, qttools
-, fetchgit }:
-
-let
-  version = "2.3.6";
-
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "gmic_krita_qt";
-  inherit version;
-
-  gmic-community = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "dtschump";
-    repo = "gmic-community";
-    rev = "3fd528f20a2a7d651e96078c205ff21efb9cdd1a";
-    sha256 = "08d37b49qgh5d4rds7hvr5wjj4p1y8cnbidz1cyqsibq0555pwq2";
-  };
-
-  CImg = fetchgit {
-    url = "https://framagit.org/dtschump/CImg";
-    rev = "90f5657d8eab7b549ef945103ef680e747385805";
-    sha256 = "1af3dwqq18dkw0lz2gvnlw8y0kc1cw01hnc72rf3pg2wyjcp0pvc";
-  };
-
-  gmic_stdlib = fetchurl {
-    name = "gmic_stdlib.h";
-    # Version should e in sync with gmic. Basically the version string without dots
-    url = "http://gmic.eu/gmic_stdlib236.h";
-    sha256 = "0q5g87dsn9byd2qqsa9xrsggfb9qv055s3l2gc0jrcvpx2qbza4q";
-  };
-
-  gmic = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "dtschump";
-    repo = "gmic";
-    rev = "v.${version}";
-    sha256 = "1yg9ri3n07drv8gz4x0mn39ryi801ibl26jaza47m19ma893m8fi";
-  };
-
-  gmic_qt = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "c-koi";
-    repo = "gmic-qt";
-    rev = "v.${version}";
-    sha256= "0j9wqlq67dwzir36yg58xy5lbblwizvgcvlmzcv9d6l901d5ayf3";
-  };
-
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    cp -r ${gmic} gmic
-    ln -s ${gmic-community} gmic-community
-    cp -r ${gmic_qt} gmic_qt
-    chmod -R +w gmic gmic_qt
-    ln -s ${CImg} CImg
-
-    cp ${gmic_stdlib} gmic/src/gmic_stdlib.h
-
-    cd gmic_qt
-  '';
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    make -C ../gmic/src CImg.h gmic_stdlib.h
-  '';
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    qtbase qttools fftw zlib libjpeg libtiff libpng
-    opencv openexr graphicsmagick curl krita
-  ];
-
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DGMIC_QT_HOST=krita" ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin;
-    install -Dm755 gmic_krita_qt "$out/bin/gmic_krita_qt"
-  '';
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Krita plugin for the G'MIC image processing framework";
-    homepage = http://gmic.eu/;
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 046c6bc9acc3..4b243fabb3af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   git-hub = gitAndTools.git-hub; # added 2016-04-29
   glib_networking = glib-networking; # added 2018-02-25
   gnome-mpv = celluloid; # added 2019-08-22
+  gmic_krita_qt = gmic-qt-krita; # added 2019-09-07
   gnome-themes-standard = gnome-themes-extra; # added 2018-03-14
   gnome_doc_utils = gnome-doc-utils; # added 2018-02-25
   gnome_themes_standard = gnome-themes-standard; # added 2018-02-25
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1f440ba56f71..eee4ab705386 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1694,7 +1694,11 @@ in
 
   gmic = callPackage ../tools/graphics/gmic { };
 
-  gmic_krita_qt = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/graphics/gmic_krita_qt { };
+  gmic-qt = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/graphics/gmic-qt { };
+
+  gmic-qt-krita = gmic-qt.override {
+    variant = "krita";
+  };
 
   goa = callPackage ../development/tools/goa { };