diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cawbird/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cawbird/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..edcf9b2846ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cawbird/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, glib, gtk3, json-glib, sqlite, libsoup, gettext, vala
+, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gnome3, gst_all_1, wrapGAppsHook, gobject-introspection
+, glib-networking, python3 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "1.0.1";
+  pname = "cawbird";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "IBBoard";
+    repo = "cawbird";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256:0bk33fh32nnv6ya6j0ij34abw6a3g6m8fq13303slhhja8xhvmb1";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson ninja vala pkgconfig wrapGAppsHook python3
+    gobject-introspection # for setup hook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib gtk3 json-glib sqlite libsoup gettext gnome3.dconf gnome3.gspell glib-networking
+  ] ++ (with gst_all_1; [ gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-bad (gst-plugins-good.override { gtkSupport = true; }) gst-libav ]);
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    chmod +x data/meson_post_install.py # patchShebangs requires executable file
+    patchShebangs data/meson_post_install.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Native GTK Twitter client for the Linux desktop";
+    longDescription = "Cawbird is a modern, easy and fun Twitter client. Fork of the discontinued Corebird.";
+    homepage = https://ibboard.co.uk/cawbird/;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jonafato schmittlauch ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 243883874fc3..dec168a1d36a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1309,6 +1309,8 @@ in
 
   cardpeek = callPackage ../applications/misc/cardpeek { };
 
+  cawbird = callPackage ../applications/networking/cawbird { };
+
   cde = callPackage ../tools/package-management/cde { };
 
   cdemu-daemon = callPackage ../misc/emulators/cdemu/daemon.nix { };