diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/aria/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/aria/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..120e32ab29c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/aria/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+args : with args; 
+let version="0.14.0"; in
+rec {
+  src = /* Here a fetchurl expression goes */
+  fetchurl {
+    url = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/aria2/aria2c-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "0d6vpy7f4228byahsg4dlhalfkbscx941klhdlxd0y5c3mxxwkfr";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [];
+  configureFlags = [];
+
+  /* doConfigure should be specified separately */
+  phaseNames = ["doConfigure" "doMakeInstall"];
+      
+  name = "aria-" + version;
+  meta = {
+    description = "aria - multiprotocol DL manager";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3bb4a29cfaa..62b98b07bd6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ let pkgs = rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv zlib wxGTK;
   };
 
+  aria = builderDefsPackage (import ../tools/networking/aria) {
+  } null;
+
   at = import ../tools/system/at {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv bison flex pam ssmtp;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix b/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix
index 14ef550e950..346227307a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 args : with args; 
+let version = lib.getAttr ["version"] "" args; in
 rec {
   src = /* Here a fetchurl expression goes */;