diff --git a/lib/maintainers.nix b/lib/maintainers.nix
index e92177ded4b..8acfdcf809d 100644
--- a/lib/maintainers.nix
+++ b/lib/maintainers.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   astsmtl = "Alexander Tsamutali <astsmtl@yandex.ru>";
   aszlig = "aszlig <aszlig@redmoonstudios.org>";
   bbenoist = "Baptist BENOIST <return_0@live.com>";
+  bennofs = "Benno Fünfstück <benno.fuenfstueck@gmail.com>";
   bjg = "Brian Gough <bjg@gnu.org>";
   bjornfor = "Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com>";
   bluescreen303 = "Mathijs Kwik <mathijs@bluescreen303.nl>";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/gvolicon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/gvolicon/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..311e420c6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/gvolicon/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, makeWrapper, alsaLib, pkgconfig, fetchgit, gnome3, hicolor_icon_theme, gdk_pixbuf, librsvg }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "gvolicon";
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://github.com/Unia/gvolicon";
+    rev = "26343415de836e0b05aa0b480c0c69cc2ed9e419";
+    sha256 = "68858840a45b5f74803e85116c6219f805d6d944c00354662889549910856cdd";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig makeWrapper alsaLib gnome3.gtk ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ gnome3.gnome_icon_theme gnome3.gnome_icon_theme_symbolic hicolor_icon_theme gdk_pixbuf librsvg ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    make install PREFIX=$out
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/gvolicon" \
+      --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE "$GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE" \
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gnome3.gtk}/share:${gnome3.gnome_themes_standard}/share:${gnome3.gsettings_desktop_schemas}/share:$out/share:$out/share/gvolicon:$XDG_ICON_DIRS"
+    '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A simple and lightweight volume icon that sits in your system tray.";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Unia/gvolicon";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainer = stdenv.lib.maintainers.bennofs;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4603179fafc..6a9159a6dfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1144,6 +1144,8 @@ let
     inherit openssl gmp nettools iproute;
   };
 
+  gvolicon = callPackage ../tools/audio/gvolicon {};
+
   gzip = callPackage ../tools/compression/gzip { };
 
   gzrt = callPackage ../tools/compression/gzrt { };