diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rt73/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rt73/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea266ea0591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rt73/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "rt73-fw-1.8";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.ralinktech.com/download.php?t=U0wyRnpjMlYwY3k4eU1EQTVMekF6THpNeEwyUnZkMjVzYjJGa056YzVPVE13TmpZMk9TNTZhWEE5UFQxU1ZEY3hWMTlHYVhKdGQyRnlaVjlXTVM0NEM%3D";
+    name = "rt73-fw-1.8.zip";
+    sha256 = "1gskm6wqp8nnz3qk44rmab6h81pkarzzphqvag4y05a8mwdarlz2";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+  
+  buildPhase = "true";
+
+  # Installation copies the firmware AND the license.  The license
+  # says: "Your rights to redistribute the Software shall be
+  # contingent upon your installation of this Agreement in its
+  # entirety in the same directory as the Software."
+  installPhase = "ensureDir $out; cp * $out";
+  
+  meta = {
+    description = "Firmware for the Ralink RT73 wireless card";
+    homepage = http://www.ralinktech.com/;
+    license = "non-free";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8661c67b83f..46d277795cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5713,6 +5713,10 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  rt73fw = import ../os-specific/linux/firmware/rt73 {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv unzip;
+  };
+
   sdparm = import ../os-specific/linux/sdparm {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };