diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-desktop-view/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-desktop-view/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7faf261747ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-desktop-view/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, desktop-file-utils
+, glib
+, gtk3
+, intltool
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
+, vala
+, wrapGAppsHook
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "budgie-desktop-view";
+  version = "1.2.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "BuddiesOfBudgie";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-USsySJuDov2oe9UXyzACBAyYIRLKSXOMXdia8Ix/8TE=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    desktop-file-utils
+    intltool
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    vala
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gtk3
+  ];
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    substituteInPlace ../scripts/mesonPostInstall.sh --replace "update-desktop-database -q" "update-desktop-database $out/share/applications"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "The official Budgie desktop icons application/implementation";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop-view";
+    mainProgram = "org.buddiesofbudgie.budgie-desktop-view";
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.federicoschonborn ];
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/default.nix
index 926784295fb5..e188af785ab3 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/default.nix
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   budgie-desktop = callPackage ./budgie-desktop { };
+  budgie-desktop-view = callPackage ./budgie-desktop-view { };
   budgie-screensaver = callPackage ./budgie-screensaver { };
 })