diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/auto-layout.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/auto-layout.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d24715aa980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/auto-layout.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "i3-auto-layout";
+  version = "0.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "chmln";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0ps08lga6qkgc8cgf5cx2lgwlqcnd2yazphh9xd2fznnzrllfxxz";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "1ch5mh515rlqmr65x96xcvrx6iaigqgjxc7sbwbznzkc5kmvwhc0";
+
+  # Currently no tests are implemented, so we avoid building the package twice
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Automatic, optimal tiling for i3wm";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/chmln/i3-auto-layout";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mephistophiles ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0d1eccc373d..4a72f7125c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23334,6 +23334,8 @@ in
     xcb-util-cursor = if stdenv.isDarwin then xcb-util-cursor-HEAD else xcb-util-cursor;
   };
 
+  i3-auto-layout = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3/auto-layout.nix { };
+
   i3-gaps = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3/gaps.nix { };
 
   i3altlayout = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3/altlayout.nix { };