diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/antimony/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/antimony/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..589d20cb126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/antimony/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, libpng, python3, boost, mesa, qt5, ncurses }:
+
+let
+  gitRev    = "745eca3a2d2657c495d5509e9083c884e021d09c";
+  gitBranch = "master";
+  gitTag    = "0.8.0b";
+in 
+  stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+    name    = "antimony-${version}";
+    version = gitTag;
+
+    src  = fetchgit {
+      url         = "git://github.com/mkeeter/antimony.git";
+      rev         = gitRev;
+      sha256      = "19ir3y5ipmfyygcn8mbxika4j3af6dfrv54dvhn6maz7dy8h30f4";
+    };
+
+    patches = [ ./paths-fix.patch ];
+
+    buildInputs = [
+      libpng python3 (boost.override { python = python3; })
+      mesa qt5.base ncurses
+    ];
+
+    configurePhase = ''
+      export GITREV=${gitRev}
+      export GITBRANCH=${gitBranch}
+      export GITTAG=${gitTag}
+
+      cd qt
+      export sourceRoot=$sourceRoot/qt
+      qmake antimony.pro PREFIX=$out
+    '';
+
+    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+      description = "A computer-aided design (CAD) tool from a parallel universe";
+      homepage    = "https://github.com/mkeeter/antimony";
+      license     = licenses.mit;
+      platforms   = platforms.linux;
+    };
+  }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/antimony/paths-fix.patch b/pkgs/applications/graphics/antimony/paths-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de8d9e7beb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/antimony/paths-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+diff --git a/qt/antimony.pro b/qt/antimony.pro
+index 9d586f4..b055a6d 100644
+--- a/qt/antimony.pro
++++ b/qt/antimony.pro
+@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -O3
+ 
+ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Werror=switch
+ 
+-GITREV = $$system(git log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)
+-GITDIFF = $$system(git diff --quiet --exit-code || echo "+")
+-GITTAG = $$system(git describe --exact-match --tags 2> /dev/null)
+-GITBRANCH = $$system(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+-
+-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITREV=\"$${GITREV}$${GITDIFF}\"'"
+-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITTAG=\"$${GITTAG}\"'"
+-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITBRANCH=\"$${GITBRANCH}\"'"
++QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITREV=\"$$(GITREV)\"'"
++QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITTAG=\"$$(GITTAG)\"'"
++QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += "-D'GITBRANCH=\"$$(GITBRANCH)\"'"
+ 
+ OLD_GL_SET = $$(OLD_GL)
+ equals(OLD_GL_SET, "true") {
+@@ -125,11 +120,11 @@ macx {
+ }
+ 
+ linux {
+-    executable.path = /usr/local/bin
++    executable.path = $$(out)/bin
+     executable.files = antimony
+-    nodes_folder.path = /usr/local/bin/sb/nodes
++    nodes_folder.path = $$(out)/bin/sb/nodes
+     nodes_folder.files = ../py/nodes/*
+-    fab_folder.path = /usr/local/bin/sb/fab
++    fab_folder.path = $$(out)/bin/sb/fab
+     fab_folder.files = ../py/fab/*
+     INSTALLS += executable nodes_folder fab_folder
+ }
+diff --git a/qt/fab.pri b/qt/fab.pri
+index a54813b..b500536 100644
+--- a/qt/fab.pri
++++ b/qt/fab.pri
+@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ DEFINES += '_STATIC_= '
+ 
+ linux {
+     QMAKE_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
+-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(/usr/bin/python3-config --includes)
++    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(python3-config --includes)
+     LIBS += -lpng
+ }
+ 
+diff --git a/qt/shared.pri b/qt/shared.pri
+index e7d0e3a..026eae3 100644
+--- a/qt/shared.pri
++++ b/qt/shared.pri
+@@ -39,41 +39,11 @@ macx {
+ }
+ 
+ linux {
+-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(/usr/bin/python3-config --includes)
+-    QMAKE_LFLAGS   += $$system(/usr/bin/python3-config --ldflags)
++    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system(python3-config --includes)
++    QMAKE_LFLAGS   += $$system(python3-config --ldflags)
+ 
+     # Even though this is in QMAKE_LFLAGS, the linker is picky about
+     # library ordering (so it needs to be here too).
+     LIBS += -lpython3.4m
+-
+-    # ldconfig is being used to find libboost_python, but it's in a different
+-    # place in different distros (and is not in the default $PATH on Debian).
+-    # First, check to see if it's on the default $PATH.
+-    system(which ldconfig > /dev/null) {
+-        LDCONFIG_BIN = "ldconfig"
+-    }
+-    # If that failed, then search for it in its usual places.
+-    isEmpty(LDCONFIG_BIN) {
+-        for(p, $$list(/sbin/ldconfig /usr/bin/ldconfig)) {
+-            exists($$p): LDCONFIG_BIN = $$p
+-        }
+-    }
+-    # If that search failed too, then exit with an error.
+-    isEmpty(LDCONFIG_BIN) {
+-        error("Could not find ldconfig!")
+-    }
+-
+-    # Check for different boost::python naming schemes
+-    LDCONFIG_OUT = $$system($$LDCONFIG_BIN -p|grep python)
+-    for (b, $$list(boost_python-py34 boost_python3)) {
+-        contains(LDCONFIG_OUT, "lib$${b}.so") {
+-            LIBS += "-l$$b"
+-            GOT_BOOST_PYTHON = True
+-        }
+-    }
+-
+-    # If we couldn't find boost::python, exit with an error.
+-    isEmpty(GOT_BOOST_PYTHON) {
+-        error("Could not find boost::python3")
+-    }
++    LIBS += -lboost_python3
+ }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 78be647f15a..1eebdf8492d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10451,6 +10451,8 @@ let
 
   amsn = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/amsn { };
 
+  antimony = callPackage ../applications/graphics/antimony {};
+
   antiword = callPackage ../applications/office/antiword {};
 
   ardour = ardour4;