diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43c804de8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, gettext, gdbm, libtool, pam, readline
+, ncurses, gnutls, mysql, guile, texinfo, gnum4 }:
+
+/* TODO: Add GNU SASL, GNU GSSAPI, and FreeBidi.  */
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mailutils-2.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnu/mailutils/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "09c4cb7w8z0gaxsqg1wgn2w8kgmqcqpahv7mw3ygw3nagcfh84cs";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    gettext gdbm libtool pam readline ncurses
+    gnutls mysql guile texinfo gnum4
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail framework";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail
+      framework.  It contains a series of useful mail libraries, clients, and
+      servers.  These are the primary mail utilities for the GNU system.  The
+      central library is capable of handling electronic mail in various
+      mailbox formats and protocols, both local and remote.  Specifically,
+      this project contains a POP3 server, an IMAP4 server, and a Sieve mail
+      filter.  It also provides a POSIX `mailx' client, and a collection of
+      other handy tools.
+
+      The GNU Mailutils libraries supply an ample set of primitives for
+      handling electronic mail in programs written in C, C++, Python or
+      Scheme.
+
+      The utilities provided by Mailutils include imap4d and pop3d mail
+      servers, mail reporting utility comsatd, general-purpose mail delivery
+      agent maidag, mail filtering program sieve, and an implementation of MH
+      message handling system.
+    '';
+
+    licenses = [ "LGPLv3+" /* libraries */  "GPLv3+" /* tools */ ];
+
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f1dfa11e9e4..d88a0f6db6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -986,6 +986,11 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv lzo;
   };
 
+  mailutils = import ../tools/networking/mailutils {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv gettext gdbm libtool pam readline ncurses
+      gnutls mysql guile texinfo gnum4;
+  };
+
   man = import ../tools/misc/man {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv groff less;
   };