diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fltrdr/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fltrdr/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d99a0e27e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fltrdr/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "fltrdr-${version}";
+  version = "0.1.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    repo   = "fltrdr";
+    owner  = "octobanana";
+    rev    = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "1gglv7hwszk09ywjq6s169cdzr77sjklj89k5p24if24v93yffpf";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://octobanana.com/software/fltrdr;
+    description = "A TUI text reader for the terminal";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      Fltrdr, or flat-reader, is an interactive text reader for the terminal. It
+      is flat in the sense that the reader is word-based. It creates a
+      horizontal stream of words, ignoring all newline characters and reducing
+      extra whitespace. Its purpose is to facilitate reading, scanning, and
+      searching text. The program has a play mode that moves the reader forward
+      one word at a time, along with a configurable words per minute (WPM),
+      setting.
+    '';
+
+    platforms   = platforms.linux; # can only test linux
+    license     = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.matthiasbeyer ];
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0501cc2f23b2..1b2b8f742e90 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2637,6 +2637,8 @@ in
 
   flatpak-builder = callPackage ../development/tools/flatpak-builder { };
 
+  fltrdr = callPackage ../tools/misc/fltrdr { stdenv = gcc8Stdenv; };
+
   figlet = callPackage ../tools/misc/figlet { };
 
   file = callPackage ../tools/misc/file {