diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/doitlive/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/doitlive/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa3e1e18ae60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/doitlive/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, pythonPackages }:
+
+pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "doitlive";
+  version = "3.0.3";
+
+  src = pythonPackages.fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "19i16ca835rb3gal1sxyvpyilj9a80n6nikf0smlzmxck38x86fj";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ click ];
+
+  # disable tests (too many failures)
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Tool for live presentations in the terminal";
+    homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/doitlive;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mbode ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 39cc942bc7a4..a567eeb70386 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1114,6 +1114,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dlx = callPackage ../misc/emulators/dlx { };
 
+  doitlive = callPackage ../tools/misc/doitlive { };
+
   dosage = pythonPackages.dosage;
 
   dpic = callPackage ../tools/graphics/dpic { };