diff --git a/gnu/packages/emulators.scm b/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
index 4d7710f8ea..be4e10bb9c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages emulators)
   #:use-module (gnu packages cross-base)
   #:use-module (gnu packages curl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages digest)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages documentation)
   #:use-module (gnu packages elf)
   #:use-module (gnu packages flex)
   #:use-module (gnu packages fltk)
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages emulators)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gstreamer)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libedit)
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages emulators)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web)
   #:use-module (guix build-system cmake)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system qt)
   #:use-module (guix build-system glib-or-gtk)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix build-system meson)
@@ -245,9 +248,109 @@ (define-public desmume
      "DeSmuME is an emulator for the Nintendo DS handheld gaming console.")
     (license license:gpl2)))
 
+(define-public citra
+  (let ((version "0")
+        (revision "1785")
+        (commit "baecc18d8c5365af0dddb231bc8c0a9c03850bf6"))
+  (package
+    (name "citra")
+    (version (git-version version
+                          (string-append "nightly-" revision) commit))
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/citra-emu/citra-nightly")
+             (commit
+              (string-append "nightly-" revision))
+             ;;some submodules can't be avoided
+             ;;TODO devendor the rest
+             (recursive? #t)))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "1grkrrxs1497i51spgnwmgfkqgkm7gplylhcrk67agaklx65d5s9"))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+       (modules '((guix build utils)))
+         (snippet
+          '(begin
+             ;; Remove as much external stuff as we can
+             ;; f.e. some files in boost are still needed
+             (for-each (lambda (dir)
+                         (delete-file-recursively
+                          (string-append "externals/" dir)))
+                       '("android-ifaddrs"
+                         "catch"
+                         "libyuv"
+                         "libressl"
+                         "getopt"
+                         "libusb"))
+             ;; Clean up source.
+             (for-each delete-file
+                       (find-files "." ".*\\.(bin|dsy|exe|jar|rar)$"))
+             #t))))
+    (build-system qt-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     (list
+      #:configure-flags
+      #~(list
+         "-DUSE_SYSTEM_BOOST=ON"
+         "-DCITRA_USE_BUNDLED_FFMPEG=OFF"
+         "-DCITRA_USE_BUNDLED_QT=OFF"
+         "-DCITRA_USE_BUNDLED_SDL2=OFF"
+         "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+         "-DCITRA_ENABLE_COMPATIBILITY_REPORTING=OFF"
+         "-DENABLE_COMPATIBILITY_LIST_DOWNLOAD=OFF"
+         "-DENABLE_QT_TRANSLATION=ON"
+         "-DENABLE_WEB_SERVICE=ON"
+         "-DENABLE_FFMPEG_AUDIO_DECODER=ON"
+         "-DUSE_DISCORD_PRESENCE=ON")
+       #:phases
+       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (add-before 'configure 'delete-check
+             (lambda _
+               (substitute* "CMakeLists.txt"
+                 (("check_submodules_present\\(\\)")""))))
+           (add-after 'qt-wrap 'wrap-other-dependencies
+             (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+               (for-each
+                (lambda (bin)
+                  (wrap-program bin)
+                  `("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH" prefix
+                    (,(getenv "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH"))))
+                `(,(search-input-file outputs "bin/citra")
+                  ,(search-input-file outputs "bin/citra-qt"))))))))
+    (native-inputs
+     (list pkg-config doxygen catch2))
+    (inputs
+     (list qtbase-5
+           qtmultimedia-5
+           qttools-5
+           qtwayland-5
+           libpng
+           libxkbcommon
+           openssl
+           libfdk
+           ffmpeg
+           pulseaudio
+           curl
+           rapidjson
+           sdl2
+           libusb
+           boost
+           gst-plugins-bad-minimal))
+    ;;gstreamer-plugins-bad-minimal needed for camera support
+    (propagated-inputs (list xdg-utils shared-mime-info))
+    (home-page "https://citra-emu.org")
+    (synopsis "Nintendo 3DS Emulator")
+    (description "Citra is an experimental emulator/debugger for the Nintendo 3DS
+ written in C++.  It emulates a subset of the Nintendo 3DS' hardware.")
+    (license license:gpl2+))))
+
+
 ;; Building from recent Git because the official 5.0 release no longer builds.
 ;; Following commits and revision numbers of beta versions listed at
 ;; https://dolphin-emu.org/download/.
+
 (define-public dolphin-emu
   (let ((commit "a34823df61df65168aa40ef5e82e44defd4a0138")
         (revision "13178"))
