diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/fbv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/fbv/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7fab171067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/fbv/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, getopt, libjpeg, libpng12, libungif }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "fbv-1.0b";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://s-tech.elsat.net.pl/fbv/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0g5b550vk11l639y8p5sx1v1i6ihgqk0x1hd0ri1bc2yzpdbjmcv";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ getopt libjpeg libpng12 libungif ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/{bin,man/man1}
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "View pictures on a linux framebuffer device";
+    homepage = http://s-tech.elsat.net.pl/fbv/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0793eee3961..4162cde959e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2595,6 +2595,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   feedgnuplot = callPackage ../tools/graphics/feedgnuplot { };
 
+  fbv = callPackage ../tools/graphics/fbv { };
+
   fim = callPackage ../tools/graphics/fim { };
 
   flac123 = callPackage ../applications/audio/flac123 { };