diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/sx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/sx/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c03d4443fcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/sx/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ coreutils, fetchFromGitHub, lib, makeWrapper, stdenv, util-linux, xauth, xorgserver }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "sx";
+  version = "2.1.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "earnestly";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0xv15m30nhcknasqiybj5wwf7l91q4a4jf6xind8x5x00c6br6nl";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/sx \
+      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ coreutils util-linux xorgserver xauth ]}
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Simple alternative to both xinit and startx for starting a Xorg server";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/earnestly/sx";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b276d2435ee2..3ea5ca31ee5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9144,6 +9144,10 @@ in
 
   squeekboard = callPackage ../applications/accessibility/squeekboard { };
 
+  sx = callPackage ../tools/X11/sx {
+    inherit (xorg) xauth xorgserver;
+  };
+
   t = callPackage ../tools/misc/t { };
 
   tabnine = callPackage ../development/tools/tabnine { };