diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/rednotebook/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/rednotebook/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a0e6e54fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/rednotebook/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchFromGitHub
+, gdk_pixbuf, glib, gtk3, pango, webkitgtk
+, pygobject3, pyyaml
+}:
+
+buildPythonApplication rec {
+  name = "rednotebook-${version}";
+  version = "2.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jendrikseipp";
+    repo = "rednotebook";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0zkfid104hcsf20r6829v11wxdghqkd3j1zbgyvd1s7q4nxjn5lj";
+  };
+
+  # We have not packaged tests.
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    gdk_pixbuf glib gtk3 pango webkitgtk
+    pygobject3 pyyaml
+  ];
+
+  makeWrapperArgs = [
+    "--set GI_TYPELIB_PATH $GI_TYPELIB_PATH"
+    "--prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : $out/share"
+    "--suffix XDG_DATA_DIRS : $XDG_ICON_DIRS:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net/;
+    description = "A modern journal that includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej tstrobel ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c9e708b776f..82c4465452d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16375,6 +16375,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   recode = callPackage ../tools/text/recode { };
 
+  rednotebook = python3Packages.callPackage ../applications/editors/rednotebook { };
+
   remotebox = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/remotebox { };
 
   retroshare = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/p2p/retroshare { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b393e4e9131..c1578987570 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -22496,6 +22496,8 @@ EOF
     };
   };
 
+  redNotebook = pkgs.rednotebook; # Backwards compatibility alias.
+
   uncertainties = callPackage ../development/python-modules/uncertainties { };
 
   funcy = buildPythonPackage rec {