diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/xstow/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/xstow/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a605dcf911b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/xstow/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, ncurses }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "xstow";
+  version = "1.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "6f041f19a5d71667f6a9436d56f5a50646b6b8c055ef5ae0813dcecb35a3c6ef";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    ncurses
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A replacement of GNU Stow written in C++";
+    homepage = "http://xstow.sourceforge.net";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nzbr ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f3197712d39..4a437c9cd9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9550,6 +9550,7 @@ with pkgs;
   storeBackup = callPackage ../tools/backup/store-backup { };
 
   stow = callPackage ../tools/misc/stow { };
+  xstow = callPackage ../tools/misc/xstow { };
 
   stun = callPackage ../tools/networking/stun { };