diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/0.x.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/0.x.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..880ecfb9f0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/0.x.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+{ stdenv
+, boehmgc
+, boost
+, cairo
+, cmake
+, fetchpatch
+, fetchurl
+, gettext
+, glib
+, glibmm
+, gsl
+, gtkmm2
+, gtkspell2
+, imagemagick
+, lcms
+, libcdr
+, libexif
+, libpng
+, librevenge
+, librsvg
+, libsigcxx
+, libvisio
+, libwpg
+, libXft
+, libxml2
+, libxslt
+, makeWrapper
+, perlPackages
+, pkg-config
+, poppler
+, popt
+, potrace
+, python3
+, wrapGAppsHook
+, zlib
+}:
+let
+  python3Env = python3.withPackages
+    (ps: with ps; [
+      numpy
+      lxml
+      scour
+    ]);
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "inkscape_0";
+  version = "0.92.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://media.inkscape.org/dl/resources/file/inkscape-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "ge5/aeK9ZKlzQ9g5Wkp6eQWyG4YVZu1eXZF5F41Rmgs=";
+  };
+
+  # Inkscape hits the ARGMAX when linking on macOS. It appears to be
+  # CMake’s ARGMAX check doesn’t offer enough padding for NIX_LDFLAGS.
+  # Setting strictDeps it avoids duplicating some dependencies so it
+  # will leave us under ARGMAX.
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs share/extensions
+    patchShebangs fix-roff-punct
+
+    # Python is used at run-time to execute scripts, e.g., those from
+    # the "Effects" menu.
+    substituteInPlace src/extension/implementation/script.cpp \
+      --replace '"python-interpreter", "python"' '"python-interpreter", "${python3Env}/bin/python"'
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    cmake
+    makeWrapper
+    python3Env
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ] ++ (with perlPackages; [
+    perl
+    XMLParser
+  ]);
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    boehmgc
+    boost
+    gettext
+    glib
+    glibmm
+    gsl
+    gtkmm2
+    imagemagick
+    lcms
+    libcdr
+    libexif
+    libpng
+    librevenge
+    librsvg # for loading icons
+    libsigcxx
+    libvisio
+    libwpg
+    libXft
+    libxml2
+    libxslt
+    perlPackages.perl
+    poppler
+    popt
+    potrace
+    python3Env
+    zlib
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
+    gtkspell2
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    cairo
+  ];
+
+  # Make sure PyXML modules can be found at run-time.
+  postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    install_name_tool -change $out/lib/libinkscape_base.dylib $out/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.dylib $out/bin/inkscape
+    install_name_tool -change $out/lib/libinkscape_base.dylib $out/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.dylib $out/bin/inkview
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Legacy version of vector graphics editor";
+    homepage = "https://www.inkscape.org";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.jtojnar ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    longDescription = ''
+      Inkscape is a feature-rich vector graphics editor that edits
+      files in the W3C SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file format.
+
+      If you want to import .eps files install ps2edit.
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 20c2ed3cacd6..6414b4ad6fbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20603,6 +20603,10 @@ in
     lcms = lcms2;
   };
 
+  inkscape_0 = callPackage ../applications/graphics/inkscape/0.x.nix {
+    lcms = lcms2;
+  };
+
   inspectrum = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/radio/inspectrum { };
 
   ion3 = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/ion-3 {