diff --git a/lib/maintainers.nix b/lib/maintainers.nix
index f8c7c2e21e5..24ae4c9fc40 100644
--- a/lib/maintainers.nix
+++ b/lib/maintainers.nix
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
   eduarrrd = "Eduard Bachmakov <e.bachmakov@gmail.com>";
   edwtjo = "Edward Tjörnhammar <ed@cflags.cc>";
   eelco = "Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>";
+  ehegnes = "Eric Hegnes <eric.hegnes@gmail.com>";
   ehmry = "Emery Hemingway <emery@vfemail.net>";
   eikek = "Eike Kettner <eike.kettner@posteo.de>";
   elasticdog = "Aaron Bull Schaefer <aaron@elasticdog.com>";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/exa/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/exa/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8518a7331b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/exa/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, openssl, cmake, zlib }:
+
+with rustPlatform;
+
+buildRustPackage rec {
+  name = "exa-${version}";
+  version = "2016-02-15";
+
+  depsSha256 = "1925nhpfph82wn755zf2nmad24f1hzbxq60gpva9sic6rnap4c1x";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "ogham";
+    repo = "exa";
+    rev = "252eba484476369bb966fb1af7f739732b968fc0";
+    sha256 = "1smyy32z44zgmhyhlbjaxcgfnlbcwz7am9225yppqfdsiqqgdybf";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  buildInputs = [ openssl zlib ];
+
+  # Some tests fail, but Travis ensures a proper build
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Replacement for 'ls' written in Rust";
+    longDescription = ''
+      exa is a modern replacement for ls. It uses colours for information by
+      default, helping you distinguish between many types of files, such as
+      whether you are the owner, or in the owning group. It also has extra
+      features not present in the original ls, such as viewing the Git status
+      for a directory, or recursing into directories with a tree view. exa is
+      written in Rust, so it’s small, fast, and portable.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://bsago.me/exa;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainer = [ maintainers.ehegnes ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 93558c8401f..ad9efd6105e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1472,6 +1472,8 @@ let
 
   evtest = callPackage ../applications/misc/evtest { };
 
+  exa = callPackage ../tools/misc/exa { };
+
   exempi = callPackage ../development/libraries/exempi { };
 
   execline = callPackage ../tools/misc/execline { };