diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/viu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/viu/default.nix
index 34bec2159095..ade2dd7331bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/viu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/viu/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, libsixel
+, withSixel ? false
+}:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "viu";
@@ -16,10 +21,13 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-ildtjaYGbrQacJOdGDVwFv+kod+vZHqukWN6ARtJqI4=";
 
+  buildFeatures = lib.optional withSixel "sixel";
+  buildInputs = lib.optional withSixel libsixel;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A command-line application to view images from the terminal written in Rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/atanunq/viu";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chuangzhu ];
   };
 }