diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..760821e36543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, nasm, SDL, zlib, libpng, ncurses, mesa, intltool, gtk, pkgconfig, libxml2, x11, pulseaudio}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "snes9x-gtk-${version}";
+  version = "1.53";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://files.ipherswipsite.com/snes9x/snes9x-${version}-src.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "9f7c5d2d0fa3fe753611cf94e8879b73b8bb3c0eab97cdbcb6ab7376efa78dc3";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ nasm SDL zlib libpng ncurses mesa intltool gtk pkgconfig libxml2 x11 pulseaudio];
+
+  sourceRoot = "snes9x-${version}-src/gtk";
+
+  configureFlags = "--prefix=$out/ --with-opengl";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp snes9x-gtk $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator";
+    longDescription = "Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC or Workstation; which includes some real gems that were only ever released in Japan.";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl2;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.qknight ];
+    homepage = http://www.snes9x.com/;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ecf87fb60158..5a77343995df 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11378,6 +11378,8 @@ let
 
   zsnes = callPackage_i686 ../misc/emulators/zsnes { };
 
+  snes9x-gtk = callPackage ../misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk { };
+
   misc = import ../misc/misc.nix { inherit pkgs stdenv; };
 
   bullet = callPackage ../development/libraries/bullet {};