diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index 9679b4b3646..73858c179b7 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -4967,6 +4967,11 @@
     github = "ctheune";
     name = "Christian Theune";
   };
+  thiagokokada = {
+    email = "thiagokokada@gmail.com";
+    github = "thiagokokada";
+    name = "Thiago K. Okada";
+  };
   ThomasMader = {
     email = "thomas.mader@gmail.com";
     github = "ThomasMader";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89c32668be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cairo, cmake, libxkbcommon
+, pango, fribidi, harfbuzz, pcre, pkgconfig
+, ncursesSupport ? true, ncurses ? null
+, waylandSupport ? true, wayland ? null
+, x11Support ? true, xlibs ? null, xorg ? null
+}:
+
+assert ncursesSupport -> ncurses != null;
+assert waylandSupport -> wayland != null;
+assert x11Support -> xlibs != null && xorg != null;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "bemenu";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Cloudef";
+    repo = "bemenu";
+    rev = "33e540a2b04ce78f5c7ab4a60b899c67f586cc32";
+    sha256 = "11h55m9dx6ai12pqij52ydjm36dvrcc856pa834njihrp626pl4w";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig pcre ];
+
+  buildInputs = with stdenv.lib; [
+    cairo
+    fribidi
+    harfbuzz
+    libxkbcommon
+    pango
+  ] ++ optionals ncursesSupport [ ncurses ]
+    ++ optionals waylandSupport [ wayland ]
+    ++ optionals x11Support [
+      xlibs.libX11 xlibs.libXinerama xlibs.libXft
+      xorg.libXdmcp xorg.libpthreadstubs xorg.libxcb
+    ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu";
+    description = "Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ thiagokokada ];
+    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9e6cae529ee..318cdfedb17 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24030,4 +24030,6 @@ in
 
   wasmtime = callPackage ../development/interpreters/wasmtime {};
 
+  bemenu = callPackage ../applications/misc/bemenu { };
+
 }