diff --git a/pkgs/tools/cd-dvd/mkisofs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/cd-dvd/mkisofs/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..255e7467def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/cd-dvd/mkisofs/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, gettext }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mkisofs-1.13";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnu/isofsmk/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "13f8zynl64aaqjgxf0m1m2gbizdh7ndicg5d1bm6s0x97bqifrfn";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gettext ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/isofsmk;
+
+    description = "GNU mkisofs, an ISO 9660 filesystem builder";
+
+    license = "GPLv3+";
+
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cd6f4c0a7f1..18b3addd5cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1031,6 +1031,10 @@ let
     inherit (xlibs) libX11;
   };
 
+  mkisofs = import ../tools/cd-dvd/mkisofs {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv gettext;
+  };
+
   mktemp = import ../tools/security/mktemp {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };