diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/activate-linux/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/activate-linux/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b48236dd968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/activate-linux/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, lib
+, pkg-config
+, xorg
+, cairo
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "activate-linux";
+  version = "unstable-2022-05-22";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "MrGlockenspiel";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "18a6dc9771c568c557569ef680386d5d67f25e96";
+    sha256 = "wYoCyWZqu/jgqAuNYdNr2bjpz4pFRTnAF7qF4BRs9GE=";
+  };
+
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    xorg.libX11
+    xorg.libXext
+    xorg.libXfixes
+    xorg.libXinerama
+    cairo
+  ];
+
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "The \"Activate Windows\" watermark ported to Linux";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/MrGlockenspiel/activate-linux";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ alexnortung ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 53c335dc5a9..c5da1913df8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   appthreat-depscan = callPackage ../development/tools/appthreat-depscan { };
 
+  activate-linux = callPackage ../applications/misc/activate-linux { };
 
   authy = callPackage ../applications/misc/authy { };