diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cjson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cjson/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a5d4b77f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cjson/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "cjson";
+  version = "1.7.14";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "DaveGamble";
+    repo = "cJSON";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1a3i9ydl65dgwgmlg79n5q8qilmjkaakq56sam1w25zcrd8jy11q";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON";
+    description = "Ultralightweight JSON parser in ANSI C";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.matthiasbeyer ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fb49cde2e6b..dcb3d5d8db3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3080,6 +3080,8 @@ in
 
   cjdns = callPackage ../tools/networking/cjdns { };
 
+  cjson = callPackage ../development/libraries/cjson { };
+
   cksfv = callPackage ../tools/networking/cksfv { };
 
   clementine = libsForQt514.callPackage ../applications/audio/clementine {