diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/xcd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/xcd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c379ed21c195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/xcd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "xcd";
+  version = "1.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/pub/software/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1cgwspy08q05rhxbp7m1yrrix252i9jzfcfbzmhdvlgf5bfpl25g";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    install -D $pname $out/bin/$pname
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Colorized hexdump tool";
+    homepage = "https://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/software/xcd.html";
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.xfnw ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fc45641f4e6f..edf4ad3a247d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ in
 
   tfk8s = callPackage ../tools/misc/tfk8s { };
 
+  xcd = callPackage ../tools/misc/xcd { };
+
   xtrt = callPackage ../tools/archivers/xtrt { };
 
   yabridge = callPackage ../tools/audio/yabridge {