diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qpdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qpdf/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63ba58f2343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qpdf/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pcre, zlib, perl }:
+
+let version = "5.1.2";
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "qpdf-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/qpdf/qpdf/${version}/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1zbvhrp0zjzbi6q2bnbxbg6399r47pq5gw3kspzph81j19fqvpg9";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ pcre zlib ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs qpdf/fix-qdf
+  '';
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    patchShebangs qtest/bin/qtest-driver
+  '';
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://qpdf.sourceforge.net/; 
+    description = "A C++ library and set of programs that inspect and manipulate the structure of PDF files";
+    licenses = licenses.artistic2;
+    maintainers = maintainers.abbradar;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 20492f238e8..fdb6e76ef53 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2173,6 +2173,8 @@ let
 
   qjoypad = callPackage ../tools/misc/qjoypad { };
 
+  qpdf = callPackage ../development/libraries/qpdf { };
+
   qscintilla = callPackage ../development/libraries/qscintilla {
     qt = qt4;
   };