diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/surf/webkit2.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/surf/webkit2.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a7b3d44e797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/surf/webkit2.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchzip
+, pkgconfig, wrapGAppsHook
+, glib, glib_networking, gsettings_desktop_schemas, gtk2, libsoup, webkitgtk
+, patches ? null
+}:
+
+let
+  # http://git.suckless.org/surf/log/?h=surf-webkit2
+  rev = "37e43501d80710533f3ec0bd61ee84916c8524a4";
+  sha256 = "1q388rzm4irpaam4z8xycbyh5dgkjlar5jn1iw7zfls1pbpzr5br";
+  date = "2017-03-06";
+in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "surf-webkit2-${date}";
+
+  src = fetchzip {
+    url = "http://git.suckless.org/surf/snapshot/surf-${rev}.tar.gz";
+    inherit sha256;
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig wrapGAppsHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib glib_networking gsettings_desktop_schemas gtk2 libsoup webkitgtk ];
+
+  inherit patches;
+
+  installFlags = [ "PREFIX=/" "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+. It is able to display
+      websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it
+      possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point
+      surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://surf.suckless.org;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ joachifm ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9f7a496cd0f0..1d149677eb57 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15515,6 +15515,8 @@ with pkgs;
     webkit = webkitgtk2;
   };
 
+  surf-webkit2 = callPackage ../applications/networking/browsers/surf/webkit2.nix { };
+
   swh_lv2 = callPackage ../applications/audio/swh-lv2 { };
 
   sylpheed = callPackage ../applications/networking/mailreaders/sylpheed { };