diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/facedetect/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/facedetect/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..02a3a70fe516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/facedetect/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, python2Packages }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "facedetect-${version}";
+  version = "0.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "wavexx";
+    repo = "facedetect";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0mddh71cjbsngpvjli406ndi2x613y39ydgb8bi4z1jp063865sd";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ python2Packages.python python2Packages.wrapPython ];
+  pythonPath = [ python2Packages.numpy python2Packages.opencv ];
+
+  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "patchPhase" "installPhase" ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace facedetect \
+      --replace /usr/share/opencv "${python2Packages.opencv}/share/OpenCV"
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -v -m644 -D README.rst $out/share/doc/${name}/README.rst
+    install -v -m755 -D facedetect $out/bin/facedetect
+    wrapPythonPrograms
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://www.thregr.org/~wavexx/software/facedetect/;
+    description = "A simple face detector for batch processing";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.rycee ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d3c012b37a8f..2d9dc0b694c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -997,6 +997,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   f3 = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/f3 { };
 
+  facedetect = callPackage ../tools/graphics/facedetect { };
+
   facter = callPackage ../tools/system/facter {
     boost = boost160;
   };