diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/grim/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/grim/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fcb2b4ba327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/grim/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cairo, libjpeg, meson, ninja, wayland, pkgconfig, wayland-protocols }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "grim-${version}";
+  version = "1.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "emersion";
+    repo = "grim";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1mpmxkzssgzqh9z263y8vk40dayw32kah66sb8ja7yw22rm7f4zf";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkgconfig
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    cairo
+    libjpeg
+    wayland
+    wayland-protocols
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Grab images from a Wayland compositor";
+    homepage = https://github.com/emersion/grim;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ buffet ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 556dfcf0c04..7ff80a526e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1493,6 +1493,8 @@ in
     pythonPackages = python3Packages;
   };
 
+  grim = callPackage ../tools/graphics/grim { };
+
   gringo = callPackage ../tools/misc/gringo { };
 
   grobi = callPackage ../tools/X11/grobi { };