diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
index f92abf23c44..eea985e0508 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ pkgs.makeOverridable
     inherit intltool libart_lgpl libglade;
   };
 
+  libgnomecanvasmm = import ./platform/libgnomecanvasmm {
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig;
+    inherit libgnomecanvas gtkmm;
+  };
+
   # for git-head builds
   gnome_common = import platform/gnome-common {
     inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchgit pkgconfig
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/platform/libgnomecanvasmm/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/platform/libgnomecanvasmm/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d0f3061c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/platform/libgnomecanvasmm/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libgnomecanvas, gtkmm }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "libgnomecanvasmm-2.26.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = mirror://gnome/sources/libgnomecanvasmm/2.26/libgnomecanvasmm-2.26.0.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "996577f97f459a574919e15ba7fee6af8cda38a87a98289e9a4f54752d83e918";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libgnomecanvas gtkmm ];
+}