diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/tilda/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/tilda/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb5813fa5f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/tilda/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig
+, autoconf, automake, gettext
+, confuse, vte, gtk
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "tilda-${version}";
+  version = "1.1.12";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/lanoxx/tilda/archive/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "10kjlcdaylkisb8i0cw4wfssg52mrz2lxr5zmw3q4fpnhh2xlaix";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoconf automake gettext confuse vte gtk ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    sh autogen.sh
+  '';
+  
+  meta = {
+    description = "A Gtk based drop down terminal for Linux and Unix";
+    homepage = https://github.com/lanoxx/tilda/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0754239b849..45c15e3ba70 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9876,6 +9876,11 @@ let
 
   tig = gitAndTools.tig;
 
+  tilda = callPackage ../applications/misc/tilda {
+    vte = gnome3.vte;
+    gtk = gtk3;    
+  };
+
   timidity = callPackage ../tools/misc/timidity { };
 
   tint2 = callPackage ../applications/misc/tint2 { };