diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/spacenavd/configure-socket-path.patch b/pkgs/misc/drivers/spacenavd/configure-socket-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03eb329f4b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/spacenavd/configure-socket-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+diff --git a/src/proto_unix.c b/src/proto_unix.c
+index 998f234..d38452c 100644
+--- a/src/proto_unix.c
++++ b/src/proto_unix.c
+@@ -36,11 +36,14 @@ enum {
+
+ static int lsock = -1;
+
++static char *spath = NULL;
++
+ int init_unix(void)
+ {
+ int s;
+ mode_t prev_umask;
+ struct sockaddr_un addr;
++ char *sock_path;
+
+ if(lsock >= 0) return 0;
+
+@@ -49,16 +52,18 @@ int init_unix(void)
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+- unlink(SOCK_NAME); /* in case it already exists */
++ sock_path = socket_path();
++
++ unlink(sock_path); /* in case it already exists */
+
+ memset(&addr, 0, sizeof addr);
+ addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+- strcpy(addr.sun_path, SOCK_NAME);
++ strcpy(addr.sun_path, sock_path);
+
+ prev_umask = umask(0);
+
+ if(bind(s, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof addr) == -1) {
+- logmsg(LOG_ERR, "failed to bind unix socket: %s: %s\n", SOCK_NAME, strerror(errno));
++ logmsg(LOG_ERR, "failed to bind unix socket: %s: %s\n", sock_path, strerror(errno));
+ close(s);
+ return -1;
+ }
+@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ int init_unix(void)
+ if(listen(s, 8) == -1) {
+ logmsg(LOG_ERR, "listen failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+ close(s);
+- unlink(SOCK_NAME);
++ unlink(sock_path);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ void close_unix(void)
+ close(lsock);
+ lsock = -1;
+
+- unlink(SOCK_NAME);
++ unlink(socket_path());
+ }
+ }
+
+@@ -173,3 +178,19 @@ int handle_uevents(fd_set *rset)
+
+ return 0;
+ }
++
++char *socket_path(void)
++{
++ char *xdg_runtime_dir;
++ if((xdg_runtime_dir = getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"))) {
++ if ( spath == NULL ) {
++ spath = malloc(strlen(xdg_runtime_dir) + strlen("/spnav.sock") + 1);
++ if ( spath != NULL ) {
++ sprintf(spath, "%s/spnav.sock", xdg_runtime_dir);
++ }
++ };
++ return spath;
++ } else {
++ return DEFAULT_SOCK_NAME;
++ }
++}
+diff --git a/src/proto_unix.h b/src/proto_unix.h
+index 045b379..ec4509c 100644
+--- a/src/proto_unix.h
++++ b/src/proto_unix.h
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ along with this program. If not, see .
+ #include "event.h"
+ #include "client.h"
+
++char *socket_path(void);
+ int init_unix(void);
+ void close_unix(void);
+ int get_unix_socket(void);
+diff --git a/src/spnavd.c b/src/spnavd.c
+index cbea191..03080da 100644
+--- a/src/spnavd.c
++++ b/src/spnavd.c
+@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int find_running_daemon(void)
+ }
+ memset(&addr, 0, sizeof addr);
+ addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+- strncpy(addr.sun_path, SOCK_NAME, sizeof addr.sun_path);
++ strncpy(addr.sun_path, socket_path(), sizeof addr.sun_path);
+
+ if(connect(s, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof addr) == -1) {
+ close(s);
+diff --git a/src/spnavd.h b/src/spnavd.h
+index fa0a916..deea4e0 100644
+--- a/src/spnavd.h
++++ b/src/spnavd.h
+@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ along with this program. If not, see .
+ #define DEF_CFGFILE "/etc/spnavrc"
+ #define DEF_LOGFILE "/var/log/spnavd.log"
+
+-#define SOCK_NAME "/var/run/spnav.sock"
++#define DEFAULT_SOCK_NAME "/run/spnav.sock"
++#define SOCK_NAME_ENV "SPNAVD_SOCK_LOCATION"
+ #define PIDFILE "/var/run/spnavd.pid"
+ #define SYSLOG_ID "spnavd"
+
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/spacenavd/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/spacenavd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1051d469f613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/spacenavd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, libX11 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+ version = "0.8";
+ pname = "spacenavd";
+
+ src = fetchFromGitHub {
+ owner = "FreeSpacenav";
+ repo = "spacenavd";
+ rev = "v${version}";
+ sha256 = "1zz0cm5cgvp9s5n4nzksl8rb11c7sw214bdafzra74smvqfjcjcf";
+ };
+
+ buildInputs = [ libX11 ];
+
+ patches = [
+ # Changes the socket path from /run/spnav.sock to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/spnav.sock
+ # to allow for a user service
+ ./configure-socket-path.patch
+ ];
+
+ configureFlags = [ "--disable-debug"];
+
+ meta = with lib; {
+ homepage = "http://spacenav.sourceforge.net/";
+ description = "Device driver and SDK for 3Dconnexion 3D input devices";
+ longDescription = "A free, compatible alternative, to the proprietary 3Dconnexion device driver and SDK, for their 3D input devices (called 'space navigator', 'space pilot', 'space traveller', etc)";
+ license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+ platforms = platforms.unix;
+ maintainers = with maintainers; [ sohalt ];
+ };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d2fe01436fab..77a7396078c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -29224,6 +29224,8 @@ in
hasktags = haskellPackages.hasktags;
};
+ spacenavd = callPackage ../misc/drivers/spacenavd { };
+
splix = callPackage ../misc/cups/drivers/splix { };
steamcontroller = callPackage ../misc/drivers/steamcontroller { };