diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/windowmaker/dockapps/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/windowmaker/dockapps/default.nix
index 710408fc6e5c..5668189402ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/windowmaker/dockapps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/windowmaker/dockapps/default.nix
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
     sha256 = "sha256-BuSnwPIj3gUWMjj++SK+117xm/77u4gXLQzRFttei0w=";
   };
 
+  libdockapp = callPackage ./libdockapp.nix { };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/windowmaker/dockapps/libdockapp.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/windowmaker/dockapps/libdockapp.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcdef42a78a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/windowmaker/dockapps/libdockapp.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv, dockapps-sources, autoreconfHook, pkg-config
+, libX11, libXext, libXpm, mkfontdir, fontutil }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libdockapp";
+  version = "0.7.3";
+
+  src = dockapps-sources;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libX11 libXext libXpm fontutil mkfontdir ];
+
+  setSourceRoot = ''
+    export sourceRoot=$(echo */${pname})
+  '';
+
+  # There is a bug on --with-font
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-examples=no"
+    "--with-font=no"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A library providing a framework for dockapps";
+    homepage = "https://www.dockapps.net/libdockapp";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bstrik ];
+  };
+}