diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index dab2571fba..9146ffc168 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -455,6 +455,34 @@ documents.  This package also contains binaries that can convert XPS documents
 to other formats.")
     (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
 
+(define-public gnome-characters ;; not gucharmap
+  (package
+    (name "gnome-characters") ;; not gucharmap
+    (version "3.30.0")
+    (source (origin
+	      (method url-fetch)
+	      (uri (string-append "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-characters/"
+				  (version-major+minor version) "/gnome-characters-" version ".tar.xz"))
+	      (sha256
+	       (base32 
+		"08cwz39iwgsyyb2wqhb8vfbmh1cwfkgfiy7adp08w7rwqi99x3dp"))))
+    (build-system meson-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("glib:bin" ,glib "bin")
+       ("gtk+:bin" ,gtk+ "bin")
+       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
+       ("gjs" ,gjs)
+       ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
+       ("libunistring" ,libunistring)))
+    (synopsis "GNOME Characters")
+    (description "A simple utility application to find and 
+		 insert unusual characters. It allows you to quickly find 
+		 the character you are looking for by searching for keywords.")
+    (home-page "https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/CharacterMap")
+    (license license:bsd-3))
+
 (define-public gnome-common
   (package
     (name "gnome-common")