diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/oracle-instantclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/oracle-instantclient/default.nix
index 56f0cc084d1..a4196e0dc9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/oracle-instantclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/oracle-instantclient/default.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -Dm644 *.jar $out/share/java
     install -Dm644 sdk/include/* $out/include
     install -Dm644 sdk/demo/* $out/share/${name}/demo
+
+    # PECL::oci8 will not build without this
+    ln -s $out/lib/libclntsh.so.12.1 $out/lib/libclntsh.so
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index 0057353c3e0..8592e3136ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ let
     buildInputs = with pkgs; [ cyrus_sasl zlib ];
   };
 
+  oci8 = buildPecl rec {
+    name = "oci8-2.1.8";
+    sha256 = "1bp6fss2f2qmd5bdk7x22j8vx5qivrdhz4x7csf29vjgj6gvchxy";
+    buildInputs = [ pkgs.re2c pkgs.oracle-instantclient ];
+    configureFlags = [ "--with-oci8=shared,instantclient,${pkgs.oracle-instantclient}/lib" ];
+  };
+
   pcs = buildPecl rec {
     name = "pcs-1.3.3";