diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/poweralertd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/poweralertd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a00a5b9a402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/poweralertd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromSourcehut, meson, ninja, pkg-config, scdoc, systemd }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "poweralertd";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  outputs = [ "out" "man" ];
+
+  src = fetchFromSourcehut {
+    owner = "~kennylevinsen";
+    repo = "poweralertd";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "136xcrp7prilh905a6v933vryqy20l7nw24ahc4ycax8f0s906x9";
+  };
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace meson.build --replace "systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemduserunitdir')" "'${placeholder "out"}/lib/systemd/user'"
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    systemd
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    scdoc
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "UPower-powered power alerter";
+    homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/poweralertd";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ thibautmarty ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cdcc92f14ea..a1c36fc0c57 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2868,6 +2868,8 @@ in
 
   playerctl = callPackage ../tools/audio/playerctl { };
 
+  poweralertd = callPackage ../tools/misc/poweralertd { };
+
   ps_mem = callPackage ../tools/system/ps_mem { };
 
   psstop = callPackage ../tools/system/psstop { };