diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/hydrogen/unstable.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/hydrogen/unstable.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f220f8d31aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/hydrogen/unstable.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkgconfig, wrapQtAppsHook
+, alsaLib, ladspa-sdk, lash, libarchive, libjack2, liblo, libpulseaudio, libsndfile, lrdf
+, qtbase, qttools, qtxmlpatterns
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "hydrogen";
+  version = "1.0.0-beta2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "hydrogen-music";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1s3jrdyjpm92flw9mkkxchnj0wz8nn1y1kifii8ws252iiqjya4a";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig wrapQtAppsHook ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    alsaLib ladspa-sdk lash libarchive libjack2 liblo libpulseaudio libsndfile lrdf
+    qtbase qttools qtxmlpatterns
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DWANT_DEBUG=OFF"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Advanced drum machine";
+    homepage = "http://www.hydrogen-music.org";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ goibhniu orivej ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 289c50ccb378..c1ce5ffe4fd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19858,6 +19858,7 @@ in
   hugo = callPackage ../applications/misc/hugo { };
 
   hydrogen = callPackage ../applications/audio/hydrogen { };
+  hydrogen-unstable = qt5.callPackage ../applications/audio/hydrogen/unstable.nix { };
 
   hydroxide = callPackage ../applications/networking/hydroxide { };