diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/recoverjpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/recoverjpeg/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0fefe85b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/recoverjpeg/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, python2, exif, imagemagick }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "recoverjpeg-${version}";
+  version = "2.6.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://www.rfc1149.net/download/recoverjpeg/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "00zi23l4nq9nfjg1zzbpsfxf1s47r5w713aws90w13fd19jqn0rj";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ python2 ];
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/sort-pictures \
+      --prefix PATH : ${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ exif imagemagick ]}
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://rfc1149.net/devel/recoverjpeg.html;
+    description = "Recover lost JPEGs and MOV files on a bogus memory card or disk";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 57c15125d2a..cdc8a6ed281 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4274,6 +4274,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   reckon = callPackage ../tools/text/reckon { };
 
+  recoverjpeg = callPackage ../tools/misc/recoverjpeg { };
+
   reposurgeon = callPackage ../applications/version-management/reposurgeon { };
 
   reptyr = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/reptyr {};