diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/arcan/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/arcan/default.nix
index 7d3013c6c4ea..989ba69b90f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/arcan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/arcan/default.nix
@@ -12,4 +12,12 @@ rec {
   arcan = callPackage ./arcan.nix { };
   arcan-wrapped = callPackage ./wrapper.nix { };
   xarcan = callPackage ./xarcan.nix { };
+
+  # Appls
+
+  durden = callPackage ./durden.nix { };
+  durden-wrapped = callPackage ./wrapper.nix {
+    name = "durden-wrapped";
+    appls = [ durden ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/arcan/durden.nix b/pkgs/desktops/arcan/durden.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfe41cb6ec22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/arcan/durden.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "durden";
+  version = "0.6.1+unstable=2021-06-25";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "letoram";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "fb618fccc57a68b6ce933b4df5822acd1965d591";
+    hash = "sha256-PovI837Xca4wV0g0s4tYUMFGVUDf+f8HcdvM1+0aDxk=";
+  };
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p ${placeholder "out"}/share/arcan/appl/
+    cp -a ./durden ${placeholder "out"}/share/arcan/appl/
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://durden.arcan-fe.com/";
+    description = "Reference Desktop Environment for Arcan";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Durden is a desktop environment for the Arcan Display Server. It serves
+      both as a reference showcase on how to take advantage of some of the
+      features in Arcan, and as a very competent entry to the advanced-user side
+      of the desktop environment spectrum.
+    '';
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}