diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/system-monitor.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/system-monitor.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9b13df7f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/system-monitor.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, glib }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "gnome-shell-system-monitor-${version}";
+  version = "8b31f070e9e59109d729661ced313d6a63e31787";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "paradoxxxzero";
+    repo = "gnome-shell-system-monitor-applet";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0fm5zb6qp53jjy2mnkb8ybxygzjwpb314giiq0ywq87hhrpch8m3";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+  ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    ${glib}/bin/glib-compile-schemas --targetdir=${uuid}/schemas ${uuid}/schemas
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    cp -r ${uuid} $out
+  '';
+
+  uuid = "system-monitor@paradoxxx.zero.gmail.com";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Display system informations in gnome shell status bar";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ aneeshusa ];
+    homepage = https://github.com/paradoxxxzero/gnome-shell-system-monitor-applet;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d48ffe0ef55..3d91d3beca1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15175,6 +15175,7 @@ in
   gnome3 = self.gnome3_18 // {
     shellExtensions = {
       impatience = callPackage ../desktops/gnome-3/extensions/impatience.nix {};
+      system-monitor = callPackage ../desktops/gnome-3/extensions/system-monitor.nix {};
       volume-mixer = callPackage ../desktops/gnome-3/extensions/volume-mixer.nix {};
       workspace-grid = callPackage ../desktops/gnome-3/extensions/workspace-grid.nix {};
     };