diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3799a008c1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig, gnome3, json_glib, libcroco, intltool, libsecret
+, python, libsoup, polkit, clutter, networkmanager, docbook_xsl, docbook_xsl_ns
+, libstartup_notification, telepathy_glib, telepathy_logger, libXtst, p11_kit
+, pulseaudio, libical, libtool, nss, gobjectIntrospection, gstreamer, makeWrapper
+, accountservice, gdk_pixbuf, gdm, upower, ibus, networkmanagerapplet }:
+
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "gnome-shell-3.10.2.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-shell/3.10/${name}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "0k642y6h878v6mczx4z1zj4pjl7z4bvq02raxxwxkjyvyz2fv36j";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = with gnome3;
+    [ gsettings_desktop_schemas gnome_keyring gnome-menus glib gcr json_glib accountservice
+      libcroco intltool libsecret pkgconfig python libsoup polkit libcanberra gdk_pixbuf
+      clutter networkmanager libstartup_notification telepathy_glib docbook_xsl docbook_xsl_ns
+      libXtst p11_kit networkmanagerapplet gjs mutter pulseaudio caribou evolution_data_server
+      libical libtool nss gobjectIntrospection gtk gstreamer makeWrapper gdm
+      at_spi2_core upower ibus gnome_session gnome_desktop telepathy_logger ];
+
+  configureFlags = "--disable-static";
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    patchShebangs src/data-to-c.pl
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = with gnome3; ''
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/gnome-shell" \
+      --prefix GI_TYPELIB_PATH : "$GI_TYPELIB_PATH" \
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "${accountservice}/lib:${ibus}/lib:${gdm}/lib" \
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gnome-menus}:/share:${ibus}/share:${gnome_settings_daemon}/share:${gdm}/share:${glib}/share:${gnome_themes_standard}/share:${mutter}/share:${gnome_icon_theme}/share:${gsettings_desktop_schemas}/share:${gtk}/share:$out/share"
+    wrapProgram "$out/libexec/gnome-shell-calendar-server" \
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${evolution_data_server}/share:$out/share"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index b3914659231c..772aaf54e0a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ rec {
 
   gnome_session = callPackage ./core/gnome-session { };
 
+  gnome_shell = callPackage ./core/gnome-shell { };
+
   gnome_settings_daemon = callPackage ./core/gnome-settings-daemon { };
 
   gnome_terminal = callPackage ./core/gnome-terminal { };