diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/twilight/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/twilight/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d1ee7b7bfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/twilight/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub
+, libGL, libGLU, freeglut, libX11 }:
+
+let
+  version = "2018-04-19";
+in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "twilight-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "tweakoz";
+    repo = "twilight";
+    rev = "43f21d15c2a8923c9d707bdf3789f480bfd4b36d";
+    sha256 = "0mmmi4jj8yd8wnah6kx5na782sjycszgzim33dfalr0ph361m4pz";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ libGL libGLU freeglut libX11 ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -Dm755 twilight $out/bin/twilight
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Redo of IRIX twilight backdrop in old school OpenGL";
+    homepage = src.meta.homepage;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 05bb159a5f77..bf47b1ebf6f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5251,6 +5251,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   oysttyer = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/oysttyer { };
 
+  twilight = callPackage ../tools/graphics/twilight/default.nix {
+    libX11 = xorg.libX11;
+  };
+
   twitterBootstrap = callPackage ../development/web/twitter-bootstrap {};
   twitterBootstrap3 = callPackage ../development/web/twitter-bootstrap/v3.nix {};