diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/p2p/rtorrent-jesec/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/p2p/rtorrent-jesec/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d19a82eb3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/p2p/rtorrent-jesec/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, gtest
+, libtorrent-jesec
+, curl
+, ncurses
+, xmlrpc_c
+, nlohmann_json
+, xmlRpcSupport ? true
+, jsonRpcSupport ? true
+}:
+let
+  inherit (lib) optional;
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "rtorrent-jesec";
+  version = "0.9.8-r10";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jesec";
+    repo = "rtorrent";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Ge5W1rLaneUA7LxnBuMO/jQlqLOUKFf3gaAAlRr/qeM=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  buildInputs = [ libtorrent-jesec curl ncurses ]
+    ++ optional xmlRpcSupport xmlrpc_c
+    ++ optional jsonRpcSupport nlohmann_json;
+
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DUSE_RUNTIME_CA_DETECTION=NO" ]
+    ++ optional (!xmlRpcSupport) "-DUSE_XMLRPC=NO"
+    ++ optional (!jsonRpcSupport) "-DUSE_JSONRPC=NO";
+
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkInputs = [ gtest ];
+
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/main.cc \
+      --replace "/etc/rtorrent/rtorrent.rc" "${placeholder "out"}/etc/rtorrent/rtorrent.rc"
+  '';
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/etc/rtorrent
+    cp $src/doc/rtorrent.rc $out/etc/rtorrent/rtorrent.rc
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An ncurses client for libtorrent, ideal for use with screen, tmux, or dtach (jesec's fork)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jesec/rtorrent";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ winterqt ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 881c505c502..bfbe970074b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7585,6 +7585,8 @@ in
 
   rtorrent = callPackage ../tools/networking/p2p/rtorrent { };
 
+  rtorrent-jesec = callPackage ../tools/networking/p2p/rtorrent-jesec { };
+
   rubber = callPackage ../tools/typesetting/rubber { };
 
   rubocop = callPackage ../development/tools/rubocop { };