diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pdfcrack/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pdfcrack/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3606e7b23f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pdfcrack/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "pdfcrack-${version}";
+  version = "0.16";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/pdfcrack/pdfcrack/pdfcrack-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1vvkrg3niinz0j9wwm31laxgmd7wdz201kn82b3dbksc0w1v4rbq";
+  };
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -Dt $out/bin pdfcrack
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = http://pdfcrack.sourceforge.net/;
+    description = "Small command line driven tool for recovering passwords and content from PDF files";
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2 ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ qoelet ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 503ba82c782..411575db3bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4435,6 +4435,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   pdf-redact-tools = callPackage ../tools/graphics/pdfredacttools { };
 
+  pdfcrack = callPackage ../tools/security/pdfcrack { };
+
   pdf2svg = callPackage ../tools/graphics/pdf2svg { };
 
   fmodex = callPackage ../games/zandronum/fmod.nix { };