diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
index 802c0bdaa88..6cdda991436 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   cinnamon-settings-daemon = callPackage ./cinnamon-settings-daemon { };
   cjs = callPackage ./cjs { };
   nemo = callPackage ./nemo { };
+  mint-themes = callPackage ./mint-themes { };
   muffin = callPackage ./muffin { };
   xapps = callPackage ./xapps { };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/mint-themes/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/mint-themes/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..770baf77bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/mint-themes/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ fetchFromGitHub
+, stdenv
+, python3
+, sassc
+, sass
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "mint-themes";
+  version = "1.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "linuxmint";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0a8f2cmcl00y4607v5qr2zdcdjc0z74ixm2yakscvw6qzgsh9fac";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    python3
+    sassc
+    sass
+  ];
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    patchShebangs .
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out
+    mv usr/share $out
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/mint-themes";
+    description = "Mint-X and Mint-Y themes for the cinnamon desktop";
+    license = licenses.gpl3; # from debian/copyright
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.mkg20001 ];
+  };
+}