diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/quickserve/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/quickserve/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..06e5918dccd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/quickserve/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ stdenv, makeWrapper, fetchzip, python3, python3Packages, writeScript }:
+let
+  threaded_servers = python3Packages.buildPythonPackage {
+    name = "threaded_servers";
+    src = fetchzip {
+      url = https://xyne.archlinux.ca/projects/python3-threaded_servers/src/python3-threaded_servers-2018.6.tar.xz;
+      sha256 = "1irliz90a1dk4lyl7mrfq8qnnrfad9czvbcw1spc13zyai66iyhf";
+    };
+
+    # stuff we don't care about pacserve
+    doCheck = false;
+  };
+  wrappedPython = python3.withPackages (_: [ threaded_servers ]);
+in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "quickserve";
+  version = "2018";
+
+  unpackPhase = ":";
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    makeWrapper ${wrappedPython}/bin/python $out/bin/quickserve \
+      --add-flags -mThreadedServers.PeeredQuickserve
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A simple HTTP server for quickly sharing files.";
+    homepage = https://xyne.archlinux.ca/projects/quickserve/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lassulus ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a8a54a8b6827..392102b4285e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4925,6 +4925,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   qtikz = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/graphics/ktikz { };
 
+  quickserve = callPackage ../tools/networking/quickserve { };
+
   quicktun = callPackage ../tools/networking/quicktun { };
 
   quilt = callPackage ../development/tools/quilt { };