diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/packagekit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/packagekit/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1dcfd309559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/packagekit/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, intltool, glib, pkgconfig, polkit, python3, sqlite }:
+
+let version = "1.0.7"; in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "packagekit-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    sha256 = "0klwr0y3a72xpz6bwv4afbk3vvx5r1av5idhz3mx4p9ssnscb1mi";
+    url = "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/releases/PackageKit-${version}.tar.xz";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ glib polkit python3 ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ sqlite ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ intltool pkgconfig ];
+
+  configureFlags = ''
+    --disable-static
+    --disable-python3
+    --disable-networkmanager
+    --disable-connman
+    --disable-systemd
+    --disable-bash-completion
+    --disable-browser-plugin
+    --disable-gstreamer-plugin
+    --disable-gtk-module
+    --disable-command-not-found
+    --disable-cron
+    --disable-daemon-tests
+    --disable-alpm
+    --disable-aptcc
+    --enable-dummy
+    --disable-entropy
+    --disable-hif
+    --disable-pisi
+    --disable-poldek
+    --disable-portage
+    --disable-ports
+    --disable-katja
+    --disable-urmpi
+    --disable-yum
+    --disable-zypp
+  '';
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    # Don't install anything to e.g. $out/var/cache:
+    for dir in src data; do
+      substituteInPlace $dir/Makefile \
+        --replace " install-data-hook" "" \
+        --replace " install-databaseDATA" ""
+    done
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    inherit version;
+    description = "System to facilitate installing and updating packages";
+    longDescription = ''
+      PackageKit is a system designed to make installing and updating software
+      on your computer easier. The primary design goal is to unify all the
+      software graphical tools used in different distributions, and use some of
+      the latest technology like PolicyKit. The actual nuts-and-bolts distro
+      tool (dnf, apt, etc) is used by PackageKit using compiled and scripted
+      helpers. PackageKit isn't meant to replace these tools, instead providing
+      a common set of abstractions that can be used by standard GUI and text
+      mode package managers.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://www.packagekit.org/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nckx ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4d2ae531e0f..26d60990ed6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2561,6 +2561,8 @@ let
 
   p7zip = callPackage ../tools/archivers/p7zip { };
 
+  packagekit = callPackage ../tools/package-management/packagekit { };
+
   pal = callPackage ../tools/misc/pal { };
 
   pandoc = haskell.lib.overrideCabal haskellPackages.pandoc (drv: {