diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
index 52cab47f21a1..5110ed409c6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
@@ -635,6 +635,17 @@ rec {
     buildInputs = [ xkb_switch ];
   };
 
+  vim-startify = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix { # created by nix#NixDerivation
+    name = "vim-startify-2015-08-20";
+    src = fetchgit {
+      url = "git://github.com/mhinz/vim-startify";
+      rev = "6f886cdc48cf34c50eb723abca2f813a5de2c11b";
+      sha256 = "2614bee6a0cdb1a80aa6d3cfeba9e7521ac0be21d15ca4512a413cf192d93fd8";
+    };
+    dependencies = [];
+
+  };
+
   lushtags = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix { # created by nix#NixDerivation
     name = "lushtags-2015-06-06";
     src = fetchgit {
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
index 0b9afd88c877..47b02aab527d 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 "github:LnL7/vim-nix"
 "github:lokaltog/vim-easymotion"
 "github:lyokha/vim-xkbswitch"
+"github:mhinz/vim-startify"
 "github:mkasa/lushtags"
 "github:nbouscal/vim-stylish-haskell"
 "github:osyo-manga/shabadou.vim"