diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..deb93257df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "chicken-4.8.1";
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://www.call-cc.org/;
+    description = "Chicken Scheme";
+  };
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://code.call-cc.org/dev-snapshots/2013/01/04/chicken-4.8.1.tar.gz;
+    md5 = "bd758ec7abeaeb4f4c92c290fb5f3db7";
+  };
+
+  buildFlags = "PLATFORM=linux PREFIX=$(out) VARDIR=$(out)/var/lib";
+  installFlags = "PLATFORM=linux PREFIX=$(out) VARDIR=$(out)/var/lib";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f7f9aa08b8c..78bc9fe474d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1940,6 +1940,8 @@ let
 
   bigloo = callPackage ../development/compilers/bigloo { };
 
+  chicken = callPackage ../development/compilers/chicken { };
+
   ccl = builderDefsPackage ../development/compilers/ccl {};
 
   clangUnwrapped = callPackage ../development/compilers/llvm/clang.nix {