diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/break-time/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/break-time/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4bcc4de5157d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/break-time/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ fetchFromGitHub
+, glib
+, gtk3
+, openssl
+, pkg-config
+, python3
+, rustPlatform
+, stdenv
+, wrapGAppsHook
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "break-time";
+  version = "0.1.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "cdepillabout";
+    repo  = "break-time";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "18p9gfp0inbnjsc7af38fghyklr7qnl2kkr25isfy9d5m8cpxqc6";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "0brmgrxhspcpcarm4lvnl95dw2n96r20w736giv18xcg7d5jmgca";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    python3 # needed for Rust xcb package
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gtk3
+    openssl
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Break timer that forces you to take a break";
+    homepage    = "https://github.com/cdepillabout/break-time";
+    license     = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ cdepillabout ];
+    platforms   = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cf64f0bcee08..d8759cb7bd6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19170,6 +19170,8 @@ in
 
   brave = callPackage ../applications/networking/browsers/brave { };
 
+  break-time = callPackage ../applications/misc/break-time { };
+
   breezy = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication breezy;
 
   notmuch-bower = callPackage ../applications/networking/mailreaders/notmuch-bower { };