diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/impy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/impy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c865b25c000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/impy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, pkg-config
+, libpng
+, zlib
+, giflib
+, libjpeg
+, SDL2
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "impy";
+  version = "0.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bcampbell";
+    repo = "impy";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1h45xjms56radhknspyx17a12dpnm7xgqm1x1chy42aw5ic8b5qf";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libpng
+    zlib
+    giflib
+    libjpeg
+    SDL2
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A simple library for loading/saving images and animations, written in C";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/bcampbell/impy";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fgaz ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1c62d3ed96f..121b7312561 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12416,6 +12416,8 @@ in
 
   imlibsetroot = callPackage ../applications/graphics/imlibsetroot { libXinerama = xorg.libXinerama; } ;
 
+  impy = callPackage ../development/libraries/impy { };
+
   ineffassign = callPackage ../development/tools/ineffassign { };
 
   ijs = callPackage ../development/libraries/ijs { };