diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/xv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/xv/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2611f5670bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/xv/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, ncurses }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname   = "xv";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner  = "chrisvest";
+    repo   = pname;
+    rev    = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "1cghg3ypxx6afllvwzc6j4z4h7mylapapipqghpdndrfizk7rsxi";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "0iwx9cxnxlif135s2v2hji8xil38xk5a1h147ryb54v6nabaxvjw";
+
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A visual hex viewer for the terminal";
+    longDescription = ''
+      XV is a terminal hex viewer with a text user interface, written in 100% safe Rust.
+    '';
+    homepage    = https://chrisvest.github.io/xv/;
+    license     = with licenses; [ asl20 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lilyball ];
+    platforms   = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d7ef12042eb2..13bc8ebfaf04 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6662,6 +6662,8 @@ in
 
   xurls = callPackage ../tools/text/xurls {};
 
+  xv = callPackage ../tools/misc/xv {};
+
   xvfb_run = callPackage ../tools/misc/xvfb-run { inherit (texFunctions) fontsConf; };
 
   xvkbd = callPackage ../tools/X11/xvkbd {};