diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alienfx/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alienfx/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7f303aaf4f980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alienfx/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, libusb1, fetchgit }:
+
+
+let
+  rev = "85ee5eeaca59a1c92659c3f49b148b0447d78f16";
+in
+
+  stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "alienfx-1.0.0";
+    src = fetchgit {
+      inherit rev;
+      url = https://github.com/tibz/alienfx.git;
+
+      sha256 = "47501a3b4e08d39edee4cd829ae24259a7e740b9798db76b846fa872989f8fb1";
+      };
+
+    buildInputs = [ libusb1 ];
+# This might only work for 64-bit.
+    buildPhase = ''
+g++ -lusb-1.0 -o alienfx alienfx.cpp
+'';
+# This is a total hack. Please let me know the proper way to do this.
+    installPhase = ''
+mkdir -p $out/bin
+install -m 4755 alienfx $out/bin/alienfx
+'';
+  }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0a6c2cd289f3d..9b02099c9c5e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6454,6 +6454,8 @@ let
 
   acpitool = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/acpitool { };
 
+  alienfx = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/alienfx { };
+
   alsaLib = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/alsa-lib { };
 
   alsaPlugins = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/alsa-plugins {