diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu-system.am
index 7d6a6b99a7..e774f5053d 100644
--- a/gnu-system.am
+++ b/gnu-system.am
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   gnu/packages/samba.scm			\
   gnu/packages/scheme.scm			\
   gnu/packages/screen.scm			\
+  gnu/packages/scrot.scm			\
   gnu/packages/sdl.scm				\
   gnu/packages/search.scm			\
   gnu/packages/serveez.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/scrot.scm b/gnu/packages/scrot.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5bbe187bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/scrot.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2014 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu packages scrot)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
+  #:use-module (guix licenses)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages image))
+
+(define-public scrot
+  (package
+    (name "scrot")
+    (version "0.8")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append
+                    "http://linuxbrit.co.uk/downloads/scrot-"
+                    version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1wll744rhb49lvr2zs6m93rdmiq59zm344jzqvijrdn24ksiqgb1"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     ;; By default, man and doc are put in PREFIX/{man,doc} instead of
+     ;; PREFIX/share/{man,doc}.
+     '(#:configure-flags
+       (list (string-append "--mandir="
+                            (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
+                            "/share/man"))
+       #:phases (alist-replace
+                 'install
+                 (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                   (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+                          (doc (string-append out "/share/doc/scrot")))
+                     (mkdir-p doc)
+                     (zero?
+                      (system* "make" "install"
+                               (string-append "docsdir=" doc)))))
+                 %standard-phases)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("libx11" ,libx11)
+       ("giblib" ,giblib)))
+    (home-page "http://linuxbrit.co.uk/software/")
+    (synopsis "Command-line screen capture utility for X Window System")
+    (description
+     "scrot allows to save a screenshot of a full screen, a window or a part
+of the screen selected by mouse.")
+    ;; This license removes a clause about X Consortium from the original
+    ;; X11 license.
+    (license (x11-style "file://COPYING"
+                        "See 'COPYING' in the distribution."))))