diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mkcast/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mkcast/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c029e90f49cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mkcast/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, wmctrl, pythonPackages, byzanz
+, xdpyinfo, makeWrapper, gtk, xorg, gnome3 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mkcast-2015-03-13";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "KeyboardFire";
+    repo = "mkcast";
+    rev = "cac22cb6c6f8ec2006339698af5e9199331759e0";
+    sha256 = "15wp3n3z8gw7kjdxs4ahda17n844awhxsqbql5ipsdhqfxah2d8p";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ makeWrapper pygtk gtk xlib ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    for f in $out/bin/*; do #*/
+      wrapProgram $f --prefix PATH : "${xdpyinfo}/bin:${wmctrl}/bin/:${byzanz}/bin/:${gnome3.gnome_terminal}/bin/:$out/bin"
+    done
+
+    rm -r screenkey/.bzr
+    cp -R screenkey $out/bin
+
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/screenkey/screenkey \
+      --prefix PATH : "${xorg.xmodmap}/bin"\
+      --prefix PYTHONPATH : "$PYTHONPATH"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A tool for creating GIF screencasts of a terminal, with key presses overlaid";
+    homepage = https://github.com/KeyboardFire/mkcast;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ iElectric pSub ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6cce50022612..62e4dfc1edd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2025,6 +2025,8 @@ let
 
   most = callPackage ../tools/misc/most { };
 
+  mkcast = callPackage ../applications/video/mkcast { };
+
   multitail = callPackage ../tools/misc/multitail { };
 
   netperf = callPackage ../applications/networking/netperf { };