diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..348d96b0024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/torbutton/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, zip }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "torbutton-${version}.xpi";
+  version = "1.6.1";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = https://git.torproject.org/torbutton.git;
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    sha256 = "0ypzrl8nhckrgh45rcwsjds1jnzz3w5nr09b926a4h3a5njammlv";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ zip ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    mkdir pkg
+    ./makexpi.sh
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = "cat pkg/*.xpi > $out";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://www.torproject.org/torbutton/;
+    description = "the component in Tor Browser Bundle that takes care of application-level security and privacy concerns in Firefox. To keep you safe, Torbutton disables many types of active content.";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4c573ceebf9..2488f3339f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1788,6 +1788,8 @@ let
 
   tor = callPackage ../tools/security/tor { };
 
+  torbutton = callPackage ../tools/security/torbutton { };
+
   torsocks = callPackage ../tools/security/tor/torsocks.nix { };
 
   trickle = callPackage ../tools/networking/trickle {};