diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix
index 697ddd261e0b..0442438354ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let
   gamesPackages = with gnome3; [ swell-foop lightsoff iagno
     tali quadrapassel gnome-sudoku aisleriot five-or-more
     four-in-a-row gnome-chess gnome-klotski gnome-mahjongg
-    gnome-mines gnome-nibbles gnome-robots
+    gnome-mines gnome-nibbles gnome-robots gnome-tetravex
   ];
 
   inherit (pkgs) glib gtk2 webkitgtk24x gtk3 gtkmm3 libcanberra;
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ let
 
   gnome-sudoku = callPackage ./games/gnome-sudoku { };
 
+  gnome-tetravex = callPackage ./games/gnome-tetravex { };
+
   iagno = callPackage ./games/iagno { };
 
   lightsoff = callPackage ./games/lightsoff { };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/games/gnome-tetravex/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/games/gnome-tetravex/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37654f8fa338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/games/gnome-tetravex/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gnome3, gtk3, wrapGAppsHook
+, libxml2, intltool, itstool, hicolor_icon_theme }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "gnome-tetravex-${gnome3.version}.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-tetravex/${gnome3.version}/${name}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "07cmcmrd5fj8vm682894gra2vj8jwx01n3ggjinl93yv4gwpplz9";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgconfig gtk3 wrapGAppsHook intltool itstool libxml2 hicolor_icon_theme
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tetravex;
+    description = "Complete the puzzle by matching numbered tiles";
+    maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}