diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsxr/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsxr/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74b9932ed832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsxr/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, intltool, pkgconfig, gtk3, SDL2, xorg
+, gsettings_desktop_schemas, makeWrapper, libcdio, nasm, ffmpeg, file
+, fetchpatch }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "pcsxr-${version}";
+  version = "1.9.94";
+
+  # codeplex does not support direct downloading
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://debian/pool/main/p/pcsxr/pcsxr_${version}.orig.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "0q7nj0z687lmss7sgr93ij6my4dmhkm2nhjvlwx48dn2lxl6ndla";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/01_fix-i386-exec-stack.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "17497wjxd6b92bj458s2769d9bpp68ydbvmfs9gp51yhnq4zl81x";
+    })
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/02_disable-ppc-auto-dynarec.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "0v8n79z034w6cqdrzhgd9fkdpri42mzvkdjm19x4asz94gg2i2kf";
+    })
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/03_fix-plugin-dir.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "0vkl0mv6whqaz79kvvvlmlmjpynyq4lh352j3bbxcr0vjqffxvsy";
+    })
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/04_update-homedir-symlinks.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "18r6n025ybr8fljfsaqm4ap31wp8838j73lrsffi49fkis60dp4j";
+    })
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/05_format-security.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "03m4kfc9bk5669hf7ji1anild08diliapx634f9cigyxh72jcvni";
+    })
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/06_warnings.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "0iz3g9ihnhisfgrzma9l74y4lhh57na9h41bmiam1millb796g71";
+    })
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/07_non-linux-ip-addr.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "14vb9l0l4nzxcymhjjs4q57nmsncmby9qpdr7c19rly5wavm4k77";
+    })
+    ( fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-games/pcsxr.git/plain/debian/patches/08_reproducible.patch?h=debian/1.9.94-2";
+      sha256 = "1cx9q59drsk9h6l31097lg4aanaj93ysdz5p88pg9c7wvxk1qz06";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook intltool pkgconfig gtk3 SDL2 xorg.libXv xorg.libXtst
+    makeWrapper libcdio nasm ffmpeg file
+  ];
+
+  dynarecTarget =
+   if stdenv.isx86_64 then "x86_64"
+   else if stdenv.isi686 then "x86"
+   else "no"; #debian patch 2 says ppc doesn't work
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--enable-opengl"
+    "--enable-ccdda"
+    "--enable-libcdio"
+    "--enable-dynarec=${dynarecTarget}"
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/pcsxr" \
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
+    mkdir -p "$out/share/doc/${name}"
+    cp README \
+       AUTHORS \
+       doc/keys.txt \
+       doc/tweaks.txt \
+       ChangeLog.df \
+       ChangeLog \
+       "$out/share/doc/${name}"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Playstation 1 emulator";
+    homepage = http://pcsxr.codeplex.com/;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rardiol ];
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bb1151e7a3f8..ef94b94cea4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13700,6 +13700,8 @@ in
 
   pbrt = callPackage ../applications/graphics/pbrt { };
 
+  pcsxr = callPackage ../misc/emulators/pcsxr { };
+
   pcsx2 = callPackage_i686 ../misc/emulators/pcsx2 { };
 
   pencil = callPackage ../applications/graphics/pencil { };