diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix
index 51096d80498..af211e3b534 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ in
     ./windowmaker.nix
     ./wmii.nix
     ./xmonad.nix
+    ./yeahwm.nix
     ./qtile.nix
     ./none.nix ];
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/yeahwm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/yeahwm.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..351bd7dfe48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/yeahwm.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.xserver.windowManager.yeahwm;
+in
+{
+  ###### interface
+  options = {
+    services.xserver.windowManager.yeahwm.enable = mkEnableOption "yeahwm";
+  };
+
+  ###### implementation
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    services.xserver.windowManager.session = singleton {
+      name = "yeahwm";
+      start = ''
+        ${pkgs.yeahwm}/bin/yeahwm &
+        waitPID=$!
+      '';
+    };
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.yeahwm ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yeahwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yeahwm/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8323ff1d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yeahwm/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl
+, lesstif
+, libX11, libXext, libXmu, libXinerama }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  pname = "yeahwm";
+  version = "0.3.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://phrat.de/${pname}_${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "01gfzjvb40n16m2ja4238nk08k4l203y6a61cydqvf68924fjb69";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ lesstif libX11 libXext libXinerama libXmu ];
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    makeFlagsArray+=( CC="${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc" \
+                      XROOT="${libX11}" \
+                      INCLUDES="-I${libX11.dev}/include -I${libXext.dev}/include -I${libXinerama.dev}/include -I${libXmu.dev}/include" \
+                      LDPATH="-L${libX11}/lib -L${libXext}/lib -L${libXinerama}/lib -L${libXmu}/lib" \
+                      prefix="${placeholder "out"}" )
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    gzip -9 --stdout yeahwm.1 > yeahwm.1.gz
+    install -m644 yeahwm.1.gz ${placeholder "out"}/share/man/man1/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib;{
+    description = "An X window manager based on evilwm and aewm";
+    longDescription = ''
+      YeahWM is a h* window manager for X based on evilwm and aewm.
+
+      Features
+      - Sloppy Focus.
+      - BeOS-like tabbed titles, which can be repositioned.
+      - Support for Xinerama.
+      - Simple Appearance.
+      - Good keyboard control.
+      - Creative usage of the mouse.
+      - Respects aspect size hints.
+      - Solid resize and move operations.
+      - Virtual Desktops.
+      - "Magic" Screen edges for desktop switching.
+      - Snapping to other windows and screen borders when moving windows.
+      - Small binary size(ca. 23kb).
+      - Little resource usage.
+      - It's slick.
+    '';
+    homepage = "http://phrat.de/index.html";
+    license = licenses.isc;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = libX11.meta.platforms;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6e394097bd6..93cc914b583 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22536,6 +22536,8 @@ in
 
   vwm = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/vwm { };
 
+  yeahwm = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/yeahwm { };
+
   vym = qt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/vym { };
 
   waon = callPackage ../applications/audio/waon { };