diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/slmenu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/slmenu/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..193bcf205f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/slmenu/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{stdenv, fetchhg}:
+let
+  s = 
+  rec {
+    baseName = "slmenu";
+    version = "hg-${date}";
+    date = "2012-02-01";
+    name = "${baseName}-${version}";
+    url = "https://bitbucket.org/rafaelgg/slmenu/";
+    rev = "7e74fa5db73e8b018da48d50dbbaf11cb5c62d13";
+    sha256 = "0zb7mm8344d3xmvrl62psazcabfk75pp083jqkmywdsrikgjagv6";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [
+  ];
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  inherit (s) name version;
+  inherit buildInputs;
+  src = fetchhg {
+    inherit (s) url sha256;
+  };
+  makeFlags = ''PREFIX=$(out)'';
+  meta = {
+    inherit (s) version;
+    description = ''A console dmenu-like tool'';
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9b2f09a924f..08b4f903027 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10650,6 +10650,8 @@ let
 
   skype_call_recorder = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/skype-call-recorder { };
 
+  slmenu = callPackage ../applications/misc/slmenu {};
+
   slrn = callPackage ../applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn { };
 
   spideroak = callPackage ../applications/networking/spideroak { };