diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xc/xconsole/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xc/xconsole/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bb173de971b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xc/xconsole/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  pkg-config,
+  wrapWithXFileSearchPathHook,
+  xorgproto,
+  libx11,
+  libxaw,
+  libxmu,
+  libxt,
+  writeScript,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "xconsole";
+  version = "1.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://xorg/individual/app/xconsole-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-DHdZeMrN2nbfyLWpcULxRaF30mIg3TB4ZtndYuc5EYk=";
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    wrapWithXFileSearchPathHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    xorgproto
+    libx11
+    libxaw
+    libxmu
+    libxt
+  ];
+
+  installFlags = [ "appdefaultdir=$(out)/share/X11/app-defaults" ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = writeScript "update-${finalAttrs.pname}" ''
+      #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+      #!nix-shell -i bash -p common-updater-scripts
+      version="$(list-directory-versions --pname ${finalAttrs.pname} \
+        --url https://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app/ \
+        | sort -V | tail -n1)"
+      update-source-version ${finalAttrs.pname} "$version"
+    '';
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Displays /dev/console messages in an X window";
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xconsole";
+    license = lib.licenses.mitOpenGroup;
+    mainProgram = "xconsole";
+    maintainers = [ ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index 15acd52e9e48..f9c5808fc40d 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
   xbitmaps,
   xcb-proto,
   xcmsdb,
+  xconsole,
   xcursorgen,
   xcursor-themes,
   xdriinfo,
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ self: with self; {
     transset
     xbitmaps
     xcmsdb
+    xconsole
     xcursorgen
     xdriinfo
     xev
@@ -2830,52 +2832,6 @@ self: with self; {
     })
   ) { };
 
-  # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
-  xconsole = callPackage (
-    {
-      stdenv,
-      pkg-config,
-      fetchurl,
-      libX11,
-      libXaw,
-      libXmu,
-      xorgproto,
-      libXt,
-      wrapWithXFileSearchPathHook,
-      testers,
-    }:
-    stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-      pname = "xconsole";
-      version = "1.1.0";
-      builder = ./builder.sh;
-      src = fetchurl {
-        url = "mirror://xorg/individual/app/xconsole-1.1.0.tar.xz";
-        sha256 = "128i77kn5pfrcrw31p90cb97g8a5y5173admr3gpdnndr9w5jxqc";
-      };
-      hardeningDisable = [
-        "bindnow"
-        "relro"
-      ];
-      strictDeps = true;
-      nativeBuildInputs = [
-        pkg-config
-        wrapWithXFileSearchPathHook
-      ];
-      buildInputs = [
-        libX11
-        libXaw
-        libXmu
-        xorgproto
-        libXt
-      ];
-      passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
-      meta = {
-        pkgConfigModules = [ ];
-        platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-      };
-    })
-  ) { };
-
   # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
   xdm = callPackage (
     {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
index 0abd26780af1..d56ba400fafe 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ print OUT <<EOF;
   xbitmaps,
   xcb-proto,
   xcmsdb,
+  xconsole,
   xcursorgen,
   xcursor-themes,
   xdriinfo,
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ self: with self; {
     transset
     xbitmaps
     xcmsdb
+    xconsole
     xcursorgen
     xdriinfo
     xev
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index df416c019038..c4d7d1b863b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -877,7 +877,6 @@ self: super:
   xbacklight = addMainProgram super.xbacklight { };
   xclock = addMainProgram super.xclock { };
   xcompmgr = addMainProgram super.xcompmgr { };
-  xconsole = addMainProgram super.xconsole { };
 
   xinit =
     (super.xinit.override {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
index c9e2c7583076..0759dc6edb90 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ mirror://xorg/individual/app/xbacklight-1.2.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xcalc-1.1.2.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xclock-1.1.1.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xcompmgr-1.1.10.tar.xz
-mirror://xorg/individual/app/xconsole-1.1.0.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xdm-1.1.17.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xdpyinfo-1.3.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xeyes-1.3.0.tar.xz