diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/cv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/cv/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28c6347a63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/cv/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "cv-2014-07-20";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Xfennec";
+    repo = "cv";
+    rev = "7441de974cc13f3b07903bb86c41be4e45c8e81b";
+    sha256 = "19ky88b52a8zcv7lx802y4zi3sp0cdhya08cnax0yvlwwq43w6x9";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/Xfennec/cv;
+    description = "Tool that shows the progress of coreutils programs";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cf17657237b..469186022c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ let
     flex = flex_2_5_35;
   };
 
+  cv = callPackage ../tools/misc/cv { };
+
   ditaa = callPackage ../tools/graphics/ditaa { };
 
   direnv = callPackage ../tools/misc/direnv { };