diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mrxvt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mrxvt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed52a19be4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mrxvt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+args: with args.lib; with args;
+let
+  co = chooseOptionsByFlags {
+    inherit args;
+    flagDescr = {
+      mandatory = { buildInputs = [ "libX11" ]; cfgOption = "--with-x"; };
+      # many options to add here ... :)
+      # many of them can be set by configuration file I think..
+    };
+};
+
+in args.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+
+  inherit (co) buildInputs configureFlags;
+
+  src = args.fetchurl {
+    url = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/materm/mrxvt-0.5.3.tar.gz?modtime=1187784483&big_mirror=0;
+    name="mrxvt-0.5.3.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "04flnn58hp4qvvk6jzyipsj13v1qyrjabgbw5laz5cqxvxzpncp2";
+  };
+
+  name = "mrxvt-0.5.3";
+
+  meta = { 
+      description = "multitabbed lightweight terminal emulator basd on rxvt supporting transparency, backgroundimages, freetype fonts,..";
+      homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/materm;
+      license = "GPL";
+    };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 29687a50cea..3abcbf525ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3344,6 +3344,12 @@ rec {
     # !!! should depend on MPlayer
   };
 
+  # commented out because it's using the new configuration style proposal which is unstable
+  #mrxvt = import ../applications/misc/mrxvt {
+    #inherit lib fetchurl stdenv;
+    #inherit (xlibs) libXaw xproto libXt libX11 libSM libICE;
+  #};
+
   mutt = import ../applications/networking/mailreaders/mutt {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses which openssl;
   };