diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/twmn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/twmn/default.nix
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+{ fetchurl, stdenv, fetchgit, qt4, pkgconfig, boost, dbus }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  rev = "9f52882688ba03d7aaab2e3fd83cb05cfbf1a374";
+  name = "twmn-${rev}";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    inherit rev;
+    url = "https://github.com/sboli/twmn.git";
+    sha256 = "1jd2y0ydcpjdmjbx77lw35710sqfwbgyrnpv66mi3gwvrbyiwpf3";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ qt4 pkgconfig boost ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ dbus ];
+
+  configurePhase = "qmake";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p "$out/bin"
+    cp bin/* "$out/bin"
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A notification system for tiling window managers.";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sboli/twmn";
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+  };
+}