diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/frei0r/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/frei0r/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..137a941bc0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/frei0r/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoconf, cairo, opencv, pkgconfig }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "frei0r-plugins-${version}";
+  version = "1.4";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://files.dyne.org/.xsend.php?file=frei0r/releases/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0mxyhdp1p1a3ga8170ijygb870zwbww1dgp3kdr1nd4zvsmzqw44";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoconf cairo opencv pkgconfig ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://frei0r.dyne.org;
+    description = "Minimalist, cross-platform, shared video plugins";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 37f0117c97c..64402a05259 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4517,6 +4517,8 @@ let
 
   freetype = callPackage ../development/libraries/freetype { };
 
+  frei0r = callPackage ../development/libraries/frei0r { };
+
   fribidi = callPackage ../development/libraries/fribidi { };
 
   funambol = callPackage ../development/libraries/funambol { };