diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/timg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/timg/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5acbaa7ffd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/timg/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config, graphicsmagick, libjpeg
+, ffmpeg, zlib, libexif }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "timg";
+  version = "1.4.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "hzeller";
+    repo = "timg";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "10qhjfkbazncmj07y0a6cpmi7ki0l10qzpvi2zh8369yycqqxr8y";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ graphicsmagick ffmpeg libexif libjpeg zlib ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DTIMG_VERSION_FROM_GIT=Off"
+    "-DWITH_VIDEO_DECODING=On"
+    "-DWITH_VIDEO_DEVICE=On"
+    "-DWITH_OPENSLIDE_SUPPORT=Off" # https://openslide.org/ lib not yet in nix
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://timg.sh/";
+    description = "A terminal image and video viewer";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ hzeller ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 10a4c799ebe..3b84184d166 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -26089,6 +26089,8 @@ in
 
   timewarrior = callPackage ../applications/misc/timewarrior { };
 
+  timg = callPackage ../tools/graphics/timg { };
+
   timidity = callPackage ../tools/misc/timidity { };
 
   tint2 = callPackage ../applications/misc/tint2 { };