diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/aumix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/aumix/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57c690fee9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/aumix/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, gettext, ncurses
+, gtkGUI ? false
+, pkgconfig ? null
+, gtk ? null}:
+
+assert gtkGUI -> pkgconfig != null && gtk != null;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "aumix-2.8";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://www.jpj.net/~trevor/aumix/aumix-2.8.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "636eef7f400c2f3df489c0d2fa21507e88692113561e75a40a26c52bc422d7fc";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gettext ncurses ]
+    ++ (if gtkGUI then [pkgconfig gtk] else []);
+
+  meta = {
+    description = ''Aumix adjusts an audio mixer from X, the console,
+    		    a terminal, the command line or a script.'';
+    homepage = http://www.jpj.net/~trevor/aumix.html;
+    license = "GPL";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e9d8d5d32022..5900d3201561 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4323,6 +4323,12 @@ rec {
     inherit builderDefs stringsWithDeps;
   };
 
+  aumix = import ../applications/audio/aumix {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses pkgconfig gettext;
+    inherit (gtkLibs) gtk;
+    gtkGUI = false;
+  };
+
   batik = import ../applications/graphics/batik {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv unzip;
   };