diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/maim/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/maim/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..425fa5fb6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/maim/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, gengetopt, imlib2, libXrandr, libXfixes
+, cppcheck}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "maim-${version}";
+  version = "3.3.41";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/naelstrof/maim/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "12p9zd4skxds26hicy6hrxkxnhbqv1c5ys1h6jchaypvwdggcgnc";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmake gengetopt imlib2 libXrandr libXfixes ]
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional doCheck cppcheck;
+
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/naelstrof/maim;
+    description = "A command-line screenshot utility";
+    longDescription = ''
+      maim (make image) takes screenshots of your desktop. It has options to
+      take only a region, and relies on slop to query for regions. maim is
+      supposed to be an improved scrot.
+    '';
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mbakke ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6cf9fed11ae..5d4516d9f6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2065,6 +2065,8 @@ let
     guile = guile_1_8;
   };
 
+  maim = callPackage ../tools/graphics/maim {};
+
   mairix = callPackage ../tools/text/mairix { };
 
   makemkv = callPackage ../applications/video/makemkv { };