diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/almanah/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/almanah/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4997a9c7f2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/almanah/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool
+, libxml2, desktop-file-utils, wrapGAppsHook, evolution-data-server, gtkspell3, gpgme, libcryptui
+, glib, gtk3, gtksourceview3, sqlite, cairo, atk, gcr, gnome3 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "almanah";
+  version = "0.11.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "1g0fyykq8bs3x1xqc0l0bk9zazcrxja784m68myymv1zfqqnp9h0";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool libxml2 desktop-file-utils wrapGAppsHook ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ glib gtk3 gtksourceview3 sqlite cairo atk gcr gtkspell3 evolution-data-server gnome3.evolution gpgme libcryptui ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
+      packageName = pname;
+      versionPolicy = "none"; # it is quite odd
+    };
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Small GTK application to allow to keep a diary of your life";
+    homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Almanah_Diary;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9f6229916c97..fb4c96d1fc75 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ in
 
   aldo = callPackage ../applications/radio/aldo { };
 
+  almanah = callPackage ../applications/misc/almanah { };
+
   amazon-ecs-cli = callPackage ../tools/virtualization/amazon-ecs-cli { };
 
   amazon-glacier-cmd-interface = callPackage ../tools/backup/amazon-glacier-cmd-interface { };