diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/jasper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/jasper/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..192e22add6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/jasper/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+args: with args;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+	name = "jasper-1.900.1";
+
+	src = fetchurl {
+		url = "http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/software/${name}.zip";
+		sha256 = "154l7zk7yh3v8l2l6zm5s2alvd2fzkp6c9i18iajfbna5af5m43b";
+	};
+
+	buildInputs = [ unzip libjpeg xproto libX11 libICE freeglut mesa libXmu
+		libXi libXext libXt ];
+	configureFlags = "--enable-shared --disable-static --with-x";
+
+	meta = {
+		homepage = http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/;
+		description = "JasPer JPEG2000 Library";
+	};
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b591b20b3ca..ecdcaa71f5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2076,6 +2076,11 @@ rec {
 
   intltool = intltoolFun {version = "0.36.2";} null;
 
+  jasper = import ../development/libraries/jasper {
+	  inherit fetchurl stdenv unzip libjpeg freeglut mesa;
+	  inherit (xlibs) xproto libX11 libICE libXmu libXi libXext libXt;
+  };
+
   lablgtk = import ../development/libraries/lablgtk {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv ocaml pkgconfig;
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk;