diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/plugins.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/plugins.nix
index d34fba9ade73..fe1be7a1e24c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/plugins.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ let
     installPhase = ''
       d=$out${pluginDir}/${namespace}
       mkdir -p $d
-      cp -R $src/* $d
+      sauce="."
+      [ -d ${namespace} ] && sauce=${namespace}
+      cp -R $sauce/* $d
     '';
   };
 
@@ -53,6 +55,28 @@ in
 
   };
 
+  genesis = mkXBMCPlugin rec {
+
+    plugin = "genesis";
+    namespace = "plugin.video.genesis";
+    version = "2.1.3";
+
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "lambda81";
+      repo = "lambda-xbmc-addons";
+      rev = "f8aa34064bf31fffbb3c264af32c66bbdaf0a59e";
+      sha256 = "0d197fd6n3m9knpg38frnmfhqyabvh00ridpmikyw4vzk3hx11km";
+    };
+
+    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+      homepage = "http://forums.tvaddons.ag/forums/148-lambda-s-xbmc-addons";
+      description = "The origins of streaming";
+      platforms = platforms.all;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo ];
+    };
+
+  };
+
   svtplay = mkXBMCPlugin rec {
 
     plugin = "svtplay";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index becf0e05caec..9bc4bdb5e397 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10679,6 +10679,7 @@ let
     plugins = let inherit (lib) optional; in with xbmcPlugins;
       ([]
       ++ optional (config.xbmc.enableAdvancedLauncher or false) advanced-launcher
+      ++ optional (config.xbmc.enableGenesis or false) genesis
       ++ optional (config.xbmc.enableSVTPlay or false) svtplay
       );
   };