diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
index e406da2b8e5..00029bb1fc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   mint-y-icons = callPackage ./mint-y-icons { };
   muffin = callPackage ./muffin { };
   xapps = callPackage ./xapps { };
+  warpinator = callPackage ./warpinator { };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/warpinator/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/warpinator/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..279b046be9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/warpinator/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+{ fetchFromGitHub
+, stdenv
+, gobject-introspection
+, meson
+, ninja
+, python3
+, gtk3
+, gdk-pixbuf
+, wrapGAppsHook
+, gettext
+, polkit
+, glib
+}:
+
+python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec  {
+  pname = "warpinator";
+  version = "1.0.8";
+
+  format = "other";
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "linuxmint";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0n1b50j2w76qnhfj5yg5q2j7fgxr9gbmzpazmbml4q41h8ybcmxm";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    gobject-introspection
+    wrapGAppsHook
+    gettext
+    polkit # for its gettext
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gtk3
+    gdk-pixbuf
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+    grpcio-tools
+    protobuf
+    pygobject3
+    setproctitle
+    xapp
+    zeroconf
+    grpcio
+    setuptools
+    cryptography
+    pynacl
+    netifaces
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    chmod +x install-scripts/*
+    patchShebangs .
+
+    find . -type f -exec sed -i \
+      -e s,/usr/libexec/warpinator,$out/libexec/warpinator,g \
+      {} +
+  '';
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    # these get loaded via import from bin, so don't need wrapping
+    chmod -x+X $out/libexec/warpinator/*.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator";
+    description = "Share files across the LAN";
+    license = licenses.gpl3plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.mkg20001 ];
+  };
+}