diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/hotspot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/hotspot/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee9fbb11196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/hotspot/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{ stdenv,
+  cmake,
+  elfutils,
+  extra-cmake-modules,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  kconfigwidgets,
+  ki18n,
+  kitemmodels,
+  kitemviews,
+  libelf,
+  qtbase,
+  threadweaver,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "hotspot-${version}";
+  version = "1.0.0"; # don't forget to bump `rev` below when you change this
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "KDAB";
+    repo = "hotspot";
+    # TODO: For some reason, `fetchSubmodules` doesn't work when using `rev = "v${version}";`,
+    #       so using an explicit commit instead. See #15559
+    rev = "352687bf620529e9887616651f123f922cb421a4";
+    sha256 = "09ly15yafpk31p3w7h2xixf1xdmx803w9fyb2aq7mhmc7pcxqjsx";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    elfutils
+    extra-cmake-modules
+    kconfigwidgets
+    ki18n
+    kitemmodels
+    kitemviews
+    libelf
+    qtbase
+    threadweaver
+  ];
+
+  # hotspot checks for the presence of third party libraries'
+  # git directory to give a nice warning when you forgot to clone
+  # submodules; but Nix clones them and removes .git (for reproducibility).
+  # So we need to fake their existence here.
+  postPatch = ''
+    mkdir -p 3rdparty/perfparser/.git
+  '';
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A GUI for Linux perf";
+    longDescription = ''
+      hotspot is a GUI replacement for `perf report`.
+      It takes a perf.data file, parses and evaluates its contents and
+      then displays the result in a graphical way.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://github.com/KDAB/hotspot";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl2 gpl3 ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ nh2 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a9e5c35814e..52df066c74d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2430,6 +2430,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   host = bind.host;
 
+  hotspot = libsForQt56.callPackage ../development/tools/analysis/hotspot { };
+
   hping = callPackage ../tools/networking/hping { };
 
   htpdate = callPackage ../tools/networking/htpdate { };