diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gromit-mpx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gromit-mpx/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..376d1bc134df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gromit-mpx/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, autoconf, automake, pkgconfig
+, gtk, glib, pcre, libappindicator, libpthreadstubs, libXdmcp
+, libxkbcommon, epoxy, at_spi2_core, dbus, libdbusmenu-glib
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "gromit-mpx-${version}";
+  version = "1.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bk138";
+    repo = "gromit-mpx";
+    rev = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "1dkmp5rhzp56sz9cfxill2pkdz2anwb8kkxkypvk2xhqi64cvkrs";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    autoconf automake autoreconfHook pkgconfig
+    gtk glib pcre libappindicator libpthreadstubs
+    libXdmcp libxkbcommon epoxy at_spi2_core
+    dbus libdbusmenu-glib
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Desktop annotation tool";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      Gromit-MPX (GRaphics Over MIscellaneous Things) is a small tool
+      to make annotations on the screen.
+    '';
+
+    homepage = https://github.com/bk138/gromit-mpx;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pjones ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 35eee630c28a..6032d0c78796 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1963,6 +1963,12 @@ in
     netpbm = null;
   };
 
+  gromit-mpx = callPackage ../tools/graphics/gromit-mpx {
+    gtk = gtk3;
+    libappindicator = libappindicator-gtk3;
+    inherit (xorg) libXdmcp;
+  };
+
   groonga = callPackage ../servers/search/groonga { };
 
   grub = callPackage_i686 ../tools/misc/grub {