diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
index d3b4c594e..f4bec0955 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     ./koreader
     ./libreoffice.nix
     ./lemoa.nix
+    ./megapixels.nix
     ./mepo.nix
     ./mpv.nix
     ./msmtp.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/megapixels.nix b/hosts/common/programs/megapixels.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69b9d5e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/megapixels.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.megapixels.package = pkgs.megapixels.override {
+    # megapixels uses zbar to read barcodes.
+    # zbar by default ships zbarcam-gtk and zbarcam-qt, neither of which megapixels needs.
+    # but the latter takes a dep on qt, which bloats the closure and the build, so disable this feature.
+    zbar = pkgs.zbar.override {
+      enableVideo = false;
+    };
+  };
+}