diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/common.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/common.nix
index a7e64707f91..c9d8c150565 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/common.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
     xfce4_systemload_plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-systemload-plugin.nix { };
     xfce4_cpufreq_plugin    = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin.nix    { };
+    xfce4_xkb_plugin        = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin.nix        { };
 
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
index f812336ee7f..aebbff9b7be 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ xfce_self = rec { # the lines are very long but it seems better than the even-od
   #### PANEL PLUGINS        from "mirror://xfce/src/panel-plugins/${p_name}/${ver_maj}/${name}.tar.bz2"
 
   xfce4_systemload_plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-systemload-plugin.nix { };
-  xfce4_cpufreq_plugin    = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin.nix { };
+  xfce4_cpufreq_plugin    = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin.nix    { };
+  xfce4_xkb_plugin        = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin.nix        { };
 
 }; # xfce_self
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51f30ed796e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, libxfce4util, libxfce4ui, xfce4panel
+, gtk, libxklavier, librsvg, libwnck
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  p_name  = "xfce4-xkb-plugin";
+  ver_maj = "0.5";
+  ver_min = "4.3";
+
+  name = "${p_name}-${ver_maj}.${ver_min}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://xfce/src/panel-plugins/${p_name}/${ver_maj}/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "0v9r0w9m5lxrzmz12f8w67l781lsywy9p1vixgn4xq6z5sxh2j6a";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool libxfce4util libxfce4ui xfce4panel gtk
+    libxklavier librsvg libwnck ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/${p_name}";
+    description = "Allows you to setup and use multiple keyboard layouts";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}