diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a98e6db2db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, which
+, SDL, mesa, alsaLib
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "retroarch-0.9.9";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://themaister.net/retroarch-dl/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "08xlndpl14c4ccgp752ixx3a7ajf3xp93nawhinwxq0cw801prda";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgconfig which SDL mesa alsaLib
+  ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    configureFlags="--global-config-dir=$out/etc"
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A cross-platform multi-system emulator";
+    homepage = "http://themaister.net/retroarch.html";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    platform = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 53f5b27aa57..b6279eb8d7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9498,6 +9498,8 @@ let
 
   putty = callPackage ../applications/networking/remote/putty { };
 
+  retroarch = callPackage ../misc/emulators/retroarch { };
+
   rssglx = callPackage ../misc/screensavers/rss-glx { };
 
   xlockmore = callPackage ../misc/screensavers/xlockmore { };