diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xbrightness/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xbrightness/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb10718a11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xbrightness/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, xlibs }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+
+  name = "xbrightness-0.3-mika-akk";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://shallowsky.com/software/xbrightness/xbrightness-0.3-mika-akk.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "2564dbd393544657cdabe4cbf535d9cfb9abe8edddb1b8cdb1ed4d12f358626e";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    xlibs.imake
+    xlibs.libX11
+    xlibs.libXaw
+    xlibs.libXext
+    xlibs.libXmu
+    xlibs.libXpm
+    xlibs.libXxf86vm
+  ];
+
+  configurePhase = "xmkmf";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    make install BINDIR=$out/bin
+    make install.man MANPATH=$out/share/man
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "X11 brigthness and gamma software control";
+    homepage = http://shallowsky.com/software;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0faa1916051..b161bb73c7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2808,6 +2808,8 @@ let
 
   xarchiver = callPackage ../tools/archivers/xarchiver { };
 
+  xbrightness = callPackage ../tools/X11/xbrightness { };
+
   xcruiser = callPackage ../applications/misc/xcruiser { };
 
   unarj = callPackage ../tools/archivers/unarj { };