diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/volumeicon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/volumeicon/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72286ccf4642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/volumeicon/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ pkgs, fetchurl, stdenv, gtk3, pkgconfig, intltool, alsaLib }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "volumeicon-${version}";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://softwarebakery.com/maato/files/volumeicon/volumeicon-0.5.0.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "10np3fvfzyxkjw0kfzg81a7kcxda1fz6nkqffkijbay5ksgigwg5";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gtk3 pkgconfig intltool alsaLib ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Volume Icon aims to be a lightweight volume control that sits in your systray.";
+    platforms = pkgs.lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bobvanderlinden ];
+    license = pkgs.lib.licenses.gpl3;
+  };
+
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a798391ccd94..598064598c0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2484,6 +2484,8 @@ let
 
   vlan = callPackage ../tools/networking/vlan { };
 
+  volumeicon = callPackage ../tools/audio/volumeicon { };
+
   wakelan = callPackage ../tools/networking/wakelan { };
 
   wavemon = callPackage ../tools/networking/wavemon { };