diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/builder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e7d349acab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+source $stdenv/setup
+
+configurePhase() {
+  cd config_office/;
+  ./configure;
+}
+
+configurePhase=configurePhase;
+
+genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0d3aa078b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, tcsh, cups, pam}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "openoffice.org-2.0.0";
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/office/openoffice/stable/2.0.0/OOo_2.0.0_src.tar.gz;
+    md5 = "a68933afc2bf432d11b2043ac99ba0aa";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [tcsh cups pam];
+}