diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xtrace/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xtrace/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad99c320dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xtrace/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, libX11}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "xtrace-1.0.1";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/3149/xtrace_1.0.1.orig.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "042rifm93mws7xbw86z0m1rmdijprlkijsi2882as1yf6gdbdqbm";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [libX11];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://xtrace.alioth.debian.org/;
+    description = "Trace X protocol connections";
+    license = "free";
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 726b382757a..904373c866f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7829,6 +7829,11 @@ let
     inherit (xlibs) libXaw xproto libXt libX11 libSM libICE libXext libXft luit;
   };
 
+  xtrace = import ../tools/X11/xtrace {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl;
+    inherit (xlibs) libX11;
+  };
+
   xlaunch = import ../tools/X11/xlaunch {
     inherit stdenv;
     inherit (xorg) xorgserver;