diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/nano/nanorc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/nano/nanorc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb30036e146f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/nano/nanorc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "nanorc-${version}";
+  version = "2018-09-05";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "scopatz";
+    repo = "nanorc";
+    rev = "1e589cb729d24fba470228d429e6dde07973d597";
+    sha256 = "136yxr38lzrfv8bar0c6c56rh54q9s94zpwa19f425crh44drppl";
+  };
+
+  dontBuild = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share
+
+    install *.nanorc $out/share/
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Improved Nano Syntax Highlighting Files";
+    homepage = https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ nequissimus ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 06a7aaa9a68a..2fbddb94b1b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17843,6 +17843,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   nanoblogger = callPackage ../applications/misc/nanoblogger { };
 
+  nanorc = callPackage ../applications/editors/nano/nanorc { };
+
   navipowm = callPackage ../applications/misc/navipowm { };
 
   navit = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/navit { };