diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xdotool/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xdotool/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0acb2f70c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xdotool/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, libX11, perl, libXtst, xextproto, libXi }:
+
+let version = "2.20101012.3049"; in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "xdotool-${version}";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://semicomplete.googlecode.com/files/xdotool-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0amkb1zvdk0gj7va3rjw9arbyj8pgprkdik05yl6rghq21q076ls";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ libX11 perl libXtst xextproto libXi ];
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    export makeFlags="PREFIX=$out";
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/;
+    description = "Fake keyboard/mouse input, window management, and more";
+    license = "BSD";
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f4e5c810d86..1735d56f54a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6998,6 +6998,8 @@ let
 
   xdg_utils = callPackage ../tools/X11/xdg-utils { };
 
+  xdotool = callPackage ../tools/X11/xdotool { };
+
   xen = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/xen { };
 
   xfig = callPackage ../applications/graphics/xfig {