diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/xsynth-dssi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/xsynth-dssi/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78303deb2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/xsynth-dssi/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, alsaLib, autoconf, automake, dssi, gtk, ladspaH,
+ladspaPlugins, liblo, pkgconfig }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation  rec {
+  name = "xsynth-dssi-${version}";
+  version = "0.9.4";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/xsynth-dssi/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "00nwv2pqjbmxqdc6xdm0cljq6z05lv4y6bibmhz1kih9lm0lklnk";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ alsaLib autoconf automake dssi gtk ladspaH
+    ladspaPlugins liblo pkgconfig ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    ensureDir $out/bin
+    cp src/Xsynth_gtk $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "classic-analog (VCOs-VCF-VCA) style software synthesizer";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Xsynth-DSSI is a classic-analog (VCOs-VCF-VCA) style software
+      synthesizer which operates as a plugin for the DSSI Soft Synth
+      Interface.  DSSI is a plugin API for software instruments (soft
+      synths) with user interfaces, permitting them to be hosted
+      in-process by audio applications.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://dssi.sourceforge.net/download.html#Xsynth-DSSI;
+    license = licenses.gpl2+;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1735d56f54a..7b299c060c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7045,6 +7045,10 @@ let
     inherit (gnome) libglade;
   };
 
+  xsynth_dssi = callPackage ../applications/audio/xsynth-dssi {
+    inherit (gtkLibs) gtk;
+  };
+
   xterm = callPackage ../applications/misc/xterm { };
 
   xtrace = callPackage ../tools/X11/xtrace { };