diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
index 528f792a600d..014afc5fbb5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 rec {
   atril = callPackage ./atril { };
   caja = callPackage ./caja { };
+  pluma = callPackage ./pluma { };
   mate-common = callPackage ./mate-common { };
   mate-desktop = callPackage ./mate-desktop { };
   mate-icon-theme = callPackage ./mate-icon-theme { };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..29df4fc475a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, itstool, isocodes, enchant, libxml2, python, gnome3, mate, wrapGAppsHook }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "pluma-${version}";
+  version = "${major-ver}.${minor-ver}";
+  major-ver = "1.18";
+  minor-ver = "2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${major-ver}/${name}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "1z0938yiygxipj2a77n9dv8v4253snrc5gbbnarcnim9xba2j3zz";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkgconfig
+    intltool
+    itstool
+    isocodes
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    enchant
+    libxml2
+    python
+    gnome3.gtksourceview
+    gnome3.libpeas
+    mate.mate-desktop
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Powerful text editor for the MATE desktop";
+    homepage = http://mate-desktop.org;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.romildo ];
+  };
+}