diff --git a/lib/licenses.nix b/lib/licenses.nix
index b62f4f0a5bb..e5784ce2202 100644
--- a/lib/licenses.nix
+++ b/lib/licenses.nix
@@ -449,6 +449,12 @@ lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { shortName = n; }) rec {
     fullName = "Sleepycat License";
   };
 
+  smail = {
+    shortName = "smail";
+    fullName = "SMAIL General Public License";
+    url = http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/d/debianutils/debianutils_4.8.1_copyright;
+  };
+
   tcltk = spdx {
     spdxId = "TCL";
     fullName = "TCL/TK License";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/debianutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/debianutils/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2253982788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/debianutils/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+let
+  checksums = {
+    "4.8.1" = "09phylg8ih1crgxjadkdb8idbpj9ap62a7cbh8qdx2gyvh5mqf9c";
+  };
+in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "4.8.1";
+  name = "debianutils-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://debian/pool/main/d/debianutils/debianutils_${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = checksums."${version}";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Miscellaneous utilities specific to Debian";
+    longDescription = ''
+       This package provides a number of small utilities which are used primarily by the installation scripts of Debian packages, although you may use them directly.
+
+       The specific utilities included are: add-shell installkernel ischroot remove-shell run-parts savelog tempfile which 
+    '';
+    downloadPage = https://packages.debian.org/sid/debianutils;
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl2Plus publicDomain smail ];
+    maintainers = [];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e261d1bcfb5..8a81bdffac0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1369,6 +1369,8 @@ in
 
   dcfldd = callPackage ../tools/system/dcfldd { };
 
+  debianutils = callPackage ../tools/misc/debianutils { };
+
   debian-devscripts = callPackage ../tools/misc/debian-devscripts {
     inherit (perlPackages) CryptSSLeay LWP TimeDate DBFile FileDesktopEntry;
   };