diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/globalplatform/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/globalplatform/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7dd47aaeb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/globalplatform/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, zlib, openssl, pcsclite }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "globalplatform-${version}";
+  version  = "6.0.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/globalplatform/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "191s9005xbc7i90bzjk4rlw15licd6m0rls9fxli8jyymz2021zy";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ zlib pkgconfig openssl pcsclite ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://sourceforge.net/p/globalplatform/wiki/Home/;
+    description = "Library for interacting with smart card devices";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4ed0e7b7a03..45c55f997aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7382,6 +7382,8 @@ in
   glm = callPackage ../development/libraries/glm { };
   glm_0954 = callPackage ../development/libraries/glm/0954.nix { };
 
+  globalplatform = callPackage ../development/libraries/globalplatform { };
+
   glog = callPackage ../development/libraries/glog { };
 
   gloox = callPackage ../development/libraries/gloox { };