diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/xarchive/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/xarchive/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b60bef197ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/xarchive/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, gtk2, pkgconfig }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "0.2.8-6";
+  name = "xarchive-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/xarchive/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0chfim7z27s00naf43a61zsngwhvim14mg1p3csbv5i3f6m50xx4";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gtk2 pkgconfig ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A GTK+ front-end for command line archiving tools";
+    mainatainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.iElectric ];
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 77af5f6eca36..ba175b40220b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1809,6 +1809,8 @@ let
 
   unrar = callPackage ../tools/archivers/unrar { };
 
+  xarchive = callPackage ../tools/archivers/xarchive { };
+
   unarj = callPackage ../tools/archivers/unarj { };
 
   unshield = callPackage ../tools/archivers/unshield { };