diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kyotocabinet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kyotocabinet/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c4575b4e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kyotocabinet/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "kyotocabinet-1.2.76";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://fallabs.com/kyotocabinet/pkg/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0g6js20x7vnpq4p8ghbw3mh9wpqksya9vwhzdx6dnlf354zjsal1";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ zlib ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://fallabs.com/kyotocabinet;
+    description = "a library of routines for managing a database";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wkennington ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8435e4a3611..fdb0d10a414 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6911,7 +6911,10 @@ let
 
   tnt = callPackage ../development/libraries/tnt { };
 
+  kyotocabinet = callPackage ../development/libraries/kyotocabinet { };
+
   tokyocabinet = callPackage ../development/libraries/tokyo-cabinet { };
+
   tokyotyrant = callPackage ../development/libraries/tokyo-tyrant { };
 
   tremor = callPackage ../development/libraries/tremor { };