diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmysqlconnectorcpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmysqlconnectorcpp/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3905ba1b271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmysqlconnectorcpp/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, boost, mysql }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libmysqlconnectorcpp-${version}";
+  version = "1.1.7";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://cdn.mysql.com/Downloads/Connector-C++/mysql-connector-c++-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0qy7kxz8h1zswr50ysyl2cc9gy0ip2j7ikl714m7lq3gsay3ydav";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmake boost mysql ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DMYSQL_LIB_DIR=${mysql}/lib" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/;
+    description = "C++ library for connecting to mysql servers.";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3d2ced07218..dd9b46ae77a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8282,6 +8282,10 @@ in
   libmsgpack_0_5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmsgpack/0.5.nix { };
   libmsgpack_1_4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmsgpack/1.4.nix { };
 
+  libmysqlconnectorcpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmysqlconnectorcpp {
+    mysql = mysql57;
+  };
+
   libnatspec = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnatspec (
     stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.isDarwin {
       inherit (darwin) libiconv;