diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/notify-osd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/notify-osd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..616b27336384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/notify-osd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, libwnck3, libnotify, dbus_glib, makeWrapper, gnome3 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "notify-osd-${version}";
+  version = "0.9.34";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://launchpad.net/notify-osd/precise/${version}/+download/notify-osd-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0g5a7a680b05x27apz0y1ldl5csxpp152wqi42s107jymbp0s20j";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgconfig glib libwnck3 libnotify dbus_glib makeWrapper
+    gnome3.gsettings_desktop_schemas
+  ];
+
+  configureFlags = "--libexecdir=$(out)/bin";
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/notify-osd" \
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH:\$XDG_DATA_DIRS"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Daemon that displays passive pop-up notifications";
+    homepage = https://launchpad.net/notify-osd;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bodil ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4fec686a2e53..a761555088ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1762,6 +1762,8 @@ let
 
   notbit = callPackage ../applications/networking/notbit { };
 
+  notify_osd = callPackage ../applications/misc/notify-osd { };
+
   nox = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nox {
     pythonPackages = python3Packages;
     nix = nixUnstable;