diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/xxd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/xxd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4cfd4321ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/xxd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ stdenv, vim }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "xxd-${version}";
+  inherit (vim) version;
+  phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/{bin,share/man/man1}
+    install -m755 ${stdenv.lib.getBin vim}/bin/xxd $out/bin/xxd
+    install -m644 ${stdenv.lib.getBin vim}/share/man/man1/xxd.1.gz $out/share/man/man1/xxd.1.gz
+  '';
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Make a hexdump or do the reverse.";
+    inherit (vim.meta) homepage license maintainers platforms;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 45d78e33794..4b9f9d7ae6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16443,6 +16443,8 @@ with pkgs;
     flags = [ "python" "X11" ]; # only flag "X11" by now
   });
 
+  xxd = callPackage ../tools/misc/xxd { };
+
   vimNox = lowPrio (vim_configurable.override { source = "vim-nox"; });
 
   qpdfview = callPackage ../applications/misc/qpdfview {};