diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libayatana-indicator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libayatana-indicator/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..778e06aa95ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libayatana-indicator/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, lib
+, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook
+, gtkVersion ? "3"
+, gtk2
+, gtk3
+, ayatana-ido
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libayatana-indicator-gtk${gtkVersion}";
+  version = "0.6.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "AyatanaIndicators";
+    repo = "libayatana-indicator";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1q9wmaw6pckwyrv0s7wkqzm1yrk031pbz4xbr8cwn75ixqyfcb28";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ ayatana-ido ]
+    ++ lib.lists.optionals (gtkVersion == "2") [ gtk2 ]
+    ++ lib.lists.optionals (gtkVersion == "3") [ gtk3 ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-gtk=${gtkVersion}" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Ayatana Indicators Shared Library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/AyatanaIndicators/libayatana-indicator";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/AyatanaIndicators/libayatana-indicator/blob/${version}/ChangeLog";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.nickhu ];
+    platforms = platforms.x86_64;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8dc5b4e71e3c..cc5d394338d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13010,6 +13010,10 @@ in
   libindicator-gtk3 = libindicator.override { gtkVersion = "3"; };
   libindicator = callPackage ../development/libraries/libindicator { };
 
+  libayatana-indicator-gtk2 = libayatana-indicator.override { gtkVersion = "2"; };
+  libayatana-indicator-gtk3 = libayatana-indicator.override { gtkVersion = "3"; };
+  libayatana-indicator = callPackage ../development/libraries/libayatana-indicator { };
+
   libinotify-kqueue = callPackage ../development/libraries/libinotify-kqueue { };
 
   libiodbc = callPackage ../development/libraries/libiodbc {