diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gifscile/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gifscile/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31f7a4e4527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gifscile/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+args:
+args.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "gifsicle-1.52";
+
+  src = args.fetchurl {
+    url = http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/gifsicle-1.52.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "1fp47grvk46bkj22zixrhgpgs3qbkmijicf3wkjk4y8fsx0idbgk";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs =(with args; [xproto libXt libX11]);
+
+  meta = { 
+      description = "command-line tool for creating, editing, and getting information about GIF images and animations";
+      homepage = http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/;
+      license = "GPL2";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 62b98b07bd6..f820acd52fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@ let pkgs = rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  gifsicle = import ../tools/graphics/gifscile {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+    inherit (xlibs) xproto libXt libX11;
+  };
+
   glxinfo = assert mesaSupported; import ../tools/graphics/glxinfo {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv x11 mesa;
   };