diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/try/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/try/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e44f92d1002b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/try/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenvNoCC, lib, fetchFromGitHub, fuse-overlayfs, util-linux, makeWrapper }:
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "try";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "binpash";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-TTKr22FwXfPL/YrFT+r12nFSxbk/47N6rrb3Vw/lSPI=";
+  };
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    install -Dt $out/bin try
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/try --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ fuse-overlayfs util-linux ]}
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+  meta = with lib;{
+    homepage = "https://github/binpash/try";
+    description = "Lets you run a command and inspect its effects before changing your live system";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pasqui23 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index aa04bb841012..3049c868a407 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37508,6 +37508,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   trackballs = callPackage ../games/trackballs { };
 
+  try = callPackage ../tools/admin/try { };
+
   tumiki-fighters = callPackage ../games/tumiki-fighters { };
 
   tuxpaint = callPackage ../games/tuxpaint { };