diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/commander-x16/emulator.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/commander-x16/emulator.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..73442215ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/commander-x16/emulator.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, SDL2
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "x16-emulator";
+  version = "38";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "commanderx16";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "r${version}";
+    sha256 = "WNRq/m97NpOBWIk6mtxBAKmkxCGWacWjXeOvIhBrkYE=";
+  };
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+
+  buildInputs = [ SDL2 ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    install -D --mode 755 --target-directory $out/bin/ x16emu
+    install -D --mode 444 --target-directory $out/share/doc/${pname} README.md
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://www.commanderx16.com/forum/index.php?/home/";
+    description = "The official emulator of CommanderX16 8-bit computer";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = SDL2.meta.platforms;
+  };
+
+  passthru = {
+    # upstream project recommends emulator and rom synchronized;
+    # passing through the version is useful to ensure this
+    inherit version;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5d3ec256adc..a163391e9fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -29490,6 +29490,8 @@ in
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa OpenGL OpenAL;
   };
 
+  x16-emulator = callPackage ../misc/emulators/commander-x16/emulator.nix { };
+
   bullet = callPackage ../development/libraries/bullet {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa OpenGL;
   };