diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/svgbob/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/svgbob/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecf982c21cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/svgbob/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "svgbob";
+  version = "unstable-2018-10-05";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "ivanceras";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "43fb0364e989d0e9a7656b148c947d47cc769622";
+    sha256 = "1imjj57dx1af3wrs214yzaa2qfk8ld00nj3nx4z450gw2xjjj1gw";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = "source/svgbob_cli";
+
+  cargoSha256 = "0mnq1s809f394x83gjv9zljr07c94k48zkrwxs6ibi19shgmrnnd";
+
+  # Test tries to build outdated examples
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.marsam ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 30163fe7ec7..93b4a3fca9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6023,6 +6023,8 @@ in
 
   super-user-spark = haskellPackages.callPackage ../applications/misc/super_user_spark { };
 
+  svgbob = callPackage ../tools/graphics/svgbob { };
+
   svgcleaner = callPackage ../tools/graphics/svgcleaner { };
 
   ssdeep = callPackage ../tools/security/ssdeep { };