diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-3/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-3/builder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57ca0201b5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-3/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+. $stdenv/setup
+
+
+preConfigure=preConfigure
+preConfigure() {
+
+    # Patch some of the configure files a bit to get of global paths.
+    # (Buildings using stuff in those paths will fail anyway, but it
+    # will cause ./configure misdetections).
+    for i in config.tests/x11/*.test mkspecs/*/qmake.conf; do
+        echo "patching $i..."
+        sed < $i > $i.tmp \
+            -e 's^ /lib^ /FOO^g' \
+            -e 's^/usr^/FOO^g'
+        mv $i.tmp $i
+    done
+
+    chmod +x config.tests/x11/*.test
+}
+
+
+# !!! TODO: -system-libmng
+configureFlags="-v -prefix $out -system-zlib -system-libpng -system-libjpeg"
+dontAddPrefix=1
+
+if test -n "$xftSupport"; then
+    configureFlags="-xft -L$libXft/lib -I$libXft/include \
+      -L$freetype/lib -I$freetype/include \
+      -L$fontconfig/lib -I$fontconfig/include \
+      $configureFlags"
+fi
+
+if test -n "$xrenderSupport"; then
+    configureFlags="-xrender -L$libXrender/lib -I$libXrender/include $configureFlags"
+fi
+
+configureScript=configureScript
+configureScript() {
+    echo yes | ./configure $configureFlags
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/lib
+}
+
+
+genericBuild
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-3/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8c62ca99d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-3/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ xftSupport ? true
+, xrenderSupport ? true
+, stdenv, fetchurl, x11, libXft ? null, libXrender ? null
+, zlib, libjpeg, libpng
+}:
+
+assert xftSupport -> libXft != null;
+assert xrenderSupport -> xftSupport && libXft != null;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "qt-3.3.3";
+
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/Qt/source/qt-x11-free-3.3.3.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "3e0a0c8429b0a974b39b5f535ddff01c";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [x11 libXft libXrender zlib libjpeg libpng];
+
+  inherit xftSupport libXft xrenderSupport libXrender;
+  inherit (libXft) freetype fontconfig;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index e5592d023ed8..6b22cc492a8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -604,6 +604,11 @@ rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv x11 libtiff libjpeg libpng;
   };
 
+  qt = import ../development/libraries/qt-3 {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv x11 zlib libjpeg libpng;
+    inherit (xlibs) libXft libXrender;
+  };
+
   audiofile = (import ../development/libraries/audiofile) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
@@ -913,6 +918,12 @@ rec {
     recordingSupport = true;
   };
 
+  /*
+  mythtv = (import ../applications/video/mythtv) {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv which;
+  };
+  */
+
   gqview = (import ../applications/graphics/gqview) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig libpng;
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk;