diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/mimeo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/mimeo/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66e91ed1424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/mimeo/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, desktop_file_utils, file, python3Packages }:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  name = "mimeo-${version}";
+  version = "2016.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://xyne.archlinux.ca/projects/mimeo/src/${name}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "1y3a60983ind2cakjwxq3cgc76xhcdqz5lcpnyii34s6wviybkn1";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ file desktop_file_utils ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ python3Packages.pyxdg ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    substituteInPlace Mimeo.py \
+      --replace "EXE_UPDATE_DESKTOP_DATABASE = 'update-desktop-database'" \
+                "EXE_UPDATE_DESKTOP_DATABASE = '${desktop_file_utils}/bin/update-desktop-database'" \
+      --replace "EXE_FILE = 'file'" \
+                "EXE_FILE = '${file}/bin/file'"
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = "install -Dm755 Mimeo.py $out/bin/mimeo";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Open files by MIME-type or file name using regular expressions";
+    homepage = http://xyne.archlinux.ca/projects/mimeo/;
+    license = [ licenses.gpl2 ];
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.rycee ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 52c5e120ff4..ee54f66f222 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2424,6 +2424,8 @@ let
 
   mgba = qt5.callPackage ../misc/emulators/mgba { };
 
+  mimeo = callPackage ../tools/misc/mimeo { };
+
   minissdpd = callPackage ../tools/networking/minissdpd { };
 
   miniupnpc = callPackage ../tools/networking/miniupnpc { };