diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22f9ac176aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, meson
+, fetchurl
+, python3
+, pkg-config
+, gtk4
+, glib
+, gtksourceview5
+, gsettings-desktop-schemas
+, wrapGAppsHook4
+, ninja
+, gnome
+, enchant
+, icu
+, itstool
+, libadwaita
+, libxml2
+, pcre
+, appstream-glib
+, desktop-file-utils
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "gnome-text-editor";
+  version = "41.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-text-editor/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-YZ7FINbgkF1DEWcCTkPc4Nv2o0Xy1IaTUB1w3HYm+GE=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    appstream-glib
+    desktop-file-utils
+    itstool
+    libxml2 # for xmllint
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    python3
+    wrapGAppsHook4
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    enchant
+    icu
+    glib
+    gsettings-desktop-schemas
+    gtk4
+    gtksourceview5
+    libadwaita
+    pcre
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    chmod +x build-aux/meson/postinstall.py
+    patchShebangs build-aux/meson/postinstall.py
+    substituteInPlace build-aux/meson/postinstall.py \
+      --replace "gtk-update-icon-cache" "gtk4-update-icon-cache"
+  '';
+
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
+      packageName = "gnome-text-editor";
+    };
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor";
+    description = "A Text Editor for GNOME";
+    maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e43ad8707db8..b2369abe1813 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -31299,6 +31299,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   gnome-connections = callPackage ../desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-connections { };
 
+  gnome-text-editor = callPackage ../desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor { };
+
   gnome-tour = callPackage ../desktops/gnome/core/gnome-tour { };
 
   hhexen = callPackage ../games/hhexen { };