diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/rocket/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/rocket/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..513439989501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/rocket/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, qmake, qtbase }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "rocket-${version}";
+  version = "2018-06-09";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "rocket";
+    repo = "rocket";
+    rev = "7bc1e9826cad5dbc63e56371c6aa1798b2a7b50b";
+    sha256 = "13bdg2dc6ypk17sz39spqdlb3wai2y085bdb36pls2as2nf22drp";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ qmake ];
+  buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
+
+  configurePhase = ":";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp -r editor/editor $out/bin/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A tool for synchronizing music and visuals in demoscene productions";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/rocket/rocket";
+    license = licenses.zlib;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.dezgeg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c6432030ee47..50736caab838 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4639,6 +4639,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   remarshal = callPackage ../development/tools/remarshal { };
 
+  rocket = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/graphics/rocket { };
+
   rtaudio = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/rtaudio { };
 
   rtmidi = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/rtmidi { };