diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg-full/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg-full/default.nix
index 1ab0b543400f..306b4e22cfc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg-full/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg-full/default.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 , libdc1394 ? null, libraw1394 ? null # IIDC-1394 grabbing (ieee 1394)
 , libiconv ? null
 #, libiec61883 ? null, libavc1394 ? null # iec61883 (also uses libraw1394)
-#, libmfx ? null # Hardware acceleration vis libmfx
+, libmfx ? null # Hardware acceleration vis libmfx
 , libmodplug ? null # ModPlug support
 , libmysofa ? null # HRTF support via SOFAlizer
 #, libnut ? null # NUT (de)muxer, native (de)muser exists
@@ -156,12 +156,13 @@
  *
  * Not packaged:
  *   aacplus avisynth cdio-paranoia crystalhd libavc1394 libiec61883
- *   libmxf libnut libquvi nvenc opencl openh264 oss shine twolame
+ *   libnut libquvi nvenc opencl openh264 oss shine twolame
  *   utvideo vo-aacenc vo-amrwbenc xvmc zvbi blackmagic-design-desktop-video
  *
  * Need fixes to support Darwin:
- *   frei0r, game-music-emu, gsm, libjack2, libssh, libvpx(stable 1.3.0), openal, openjpeg,
- *   pulseaudio, rtmpdump, samba, vid-stab, wavpack, x265. xavs
+ *   frei0r game-music-emu gsm libjack2 libmfx(intel-media-sdk) libssh
+ *   libvpx(stable 1.3.0) openal openjpeg pulseaudio rtmpdump samba vid-stab
+ *   wavpack x265 xavs
  *
  * Not supported:
  *   stagefright-h264(android only)
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (enableFeature (if isLinux then libdc1394 != null && libraw1394 != null else false) "libdc1394")
     (enableFeature (libiconv != null) "iconv")
     #(enableFeature (if isLinux then libiec61883 != null && libavc1394 != null && libraw1394 != null else false) "libiec61883")
-    #(enableFeature (libmfx != null) "libmfx")
+    (enableFeature (if isLinux then libmfx != null else false) "libmfx")
     (enableFeature (libmodplug != null) "libmodplug")
     (enableFeature (libmysofa != null) "libmysofa")
     #(enableFeature (libnut != null) "libnut")
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optionals nonfreeLicensing [ fdk_aac openssl ]
     ++ optional ((isLinux || isFreeBSD) && libva != null) libva
     ++ optionals isLinux [ alsaLib libraw1394 libv4l ]
+    ++ optional (isLinux && libmfx != null) libmfx
     ++ optionals nvenc [ nvidia-video-sdk nv-codec-headers ]
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa CoreServices CoreAudio AVFoundation
                                    MediaToolbox VideoDecodeAcceleration
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/intel-media-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/intel-media-sdk/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ab10c24d3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/intel-media-sdk/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoPatchelfHook, cmake, pkgconfig, libdrm, libpciaccess
+, libva , libX11, libXau, libXdmcp, libpthreadstubs
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "intel-media-sdk-${version}";
+  version = "18.4.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Intel-Media-SDK/MediaSDK/archive/intel-mediasdk-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0yqqw6hyjn28zk4f4wznqpyiz9vinnjj8067dim64bz1f4pjhyra";
+  };
+
+  # patchelf is needed for binaries in $out/share/samples
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoPatchelfHook cmake pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    libdrm libva libpciaccess libX11 libXau libXdmcp libpthreadstubs
+  ];
+
+  enableParallelBuild = true;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Intel Media SDK.";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ midchildan ];
+    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d283c73ffc75..cb2cf66d718e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3545,6 +3545,8 @@ in
 
   intecture-cli = callPackage ../tools/admin/intecture/cli.nix { };
 
+  intel-media-sdk = callPackage ../development/libraries/intel-media-sdk { };
+
   invoice2data  = callPackage ../tools/text/invoice2data  { };
 
   inxi = callPackage ../tools/system/inxi { };
@@ -9904,6 +9906,7 @@ in
     libjack2 = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else libjack2;
     libmodplug = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else libmodplug;
     openal = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else openal;
+    libmfx = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else intel-media-sdk;
     libpulseaudio = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else libpulseaudio;
     samba = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else samba;
     vid-stab = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else vid-stab;