diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xzoom/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xzoom/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05154e28263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xzoom/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, libX11, imake, libXext, libXt}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}.${patchlevel}";
+  pname = "xzoom";
+  version = "0.3";
+  patchlevel = "24";
+
+  # or fetchFromGitHub(owner,repo,rev) or fetchgit(rev)
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/libs/X/${pname}-${version}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "0jzl5py4ny4n4i58lxx2hdwq9zphqf7h3m14spl3079y5mlzssxj";
+  };
+  patches = [
+    (fetchurl {
+       url = "http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/x/xzoom/xzoom_${version}-${patchlevel}.diff.gz";
+       sha256 = "0zhc06whbvaz987bzzzi2bz6h9jp6rv812qs7b71drivvd820qbh";
+    })
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [libX11 imake libXext libXt];
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    xmkmf
+    makeFlags="$makeFlags PREFIX=$out BINDIR=$out/bin MANPATH=$out/share/man"
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    inherit version;
+    description = "An X11 screen zoom tool";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free ;
+    maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e394087ab56..5227266df01 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19097,6 +19097,8 @@ with pkgs;
     };
   };
 
+  xzoom = callPackage ../tools/X11/xzoom {};
+
   yabause = callPackage ../misc/emulators/yabause {
     qt = qt4;
   };