diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rtl8168e-2/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rtl8168e-2/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a73ae978597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rtl8168e-2/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+let
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git;a=blob_plain;f=rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw";
+    sha256 = "11lkwc6r6f5pi8clxajp43j6dzapydgxaxaschribpvhn8lrjj0a";
+    name = "rtl8168e-2.fw";
+  };
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "rtl8168e-2-firmware-2012.01.10";
+
+  unpackPhase = "true";
+
+  buildPhase = "true";
+
+  installPhase = "install -v -D ${src} $out/rtl_nic/${src.name}";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Firmware for the Realtek Gigabit Ethernet controllers";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 13d15bc0538..effce9f4ce5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6028,6 +6028,8 @@ let
 
   rtl8192cfw = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/rtl8192c { };
 
+  rtl8168e2fw = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/rtl8168e-2 { };
+
   sdparm = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sdparm { };
 
   shadow = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/shadow { };