diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df65f6f5a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, python3, xmlbird,
+cairo, gdk_pixbuf, libgee, glib, gtk3, webkitgtk, libnotify, sqlite, vala,
+gobject-introspection, gsettings-desktop-schemas, wrapGAppsHook }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "birdfont";
+  version = "2.25.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://birdfont.org/releases/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "0fi86km9iaxs9b8lqz81079vppzp346kqiqk44vk45dclr5r6x22";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 pkgconfig vala gobject-introspection wrapGAppsHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ xmlbird libgee cairo gdk_pixbuf glib gtk3 webkitgtk libnotify sqlite gsettings-desktop-schemas ];
+
+  postPatch = "patchShebangs .";
+
+  buildPhase = "./build.py";
+
+  installPhase = "./install.py";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5acdfea3087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, python3, pkgconfig, vala, glib, gobject-introspection }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "xmlbird";
+  version = "1.2.10";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://birdfont.org/${pname}-releases/lib${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "0qpqpqqd4wj711jzczfsr38fgcz1rzxchrqbssxnan659ycd9c78";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 pkgconfig vala gobject-introspection ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ glib ];
+
+  postPatch = "patchShebangs .";
+
+  buildPhase = "./build.py";
+
+  installPhase = "./install.py";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 510018c2301..21486733d21 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1733,6 +1733,9 @@ in
 
   biber = callPackage ../tools/typesetting/biber { };
 
+  birdfont = callPackage ../tools/misc/birdfont { };
+  xmlbird = callPackage ../tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix { };
+
   blastem = callPackage ../misc/emulators/blastem {
     inherit (python27Packages) pillow;
   };