diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix
index c82e7dcf8d4..401fa1eac80 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/generated.nix
@@ -775,6 +775,17 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  defx-nvim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
+    pname = "defx-nvim";
+    version = "2019-08-19";
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "Shougo";
+      repo = "defx.nvim";
+      rev = "dbd2dceea914ecaa71d24a1d6036f1981becdca5";
+      sha256 = "1gl18s39v7k1p6z7hchq1k16f6f1i2ccq76as562c0nvn68jdqi8";
+    };
+  };
+
   delimitMate = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     pname = "delimitMate";
     version = "2017-06-19";
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix
index d5a1ed67665..2b44d2a3b27 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ self: super: {
     '';
   });
 
+  defx-nvim = super.defx-nvim.overrideAttrs(old: {
+    dependencies = with super; [ nvim-yarp ];
+  });
+
   deoplete-fish = super.deoplete-fish.overrideAttrs(old: {
     dependencies = with super; [ deoplete-nvim vim-fish ];
   });
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
index 67dd2db4a9f..f3c7c7d4a0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ sebastianmarkow/deoplete-rust
 sheerun/vim-polyglot
 Shougo/context_filetype.vim
 Shougo/denite.nvim
+Shougo/defx.nvim
 Shougo/deol.nvim
 Shougo/deoplete-lsp
 Shougo/deoplete.nvim