diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtheora/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtheora/default.nix
index fdf25b23e48..ef7a8ab09a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtheora/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtheora/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     propagatedBuildInputs = [libogg.crossDrv tremor.crossDrv];
     configureFlags = "--disable-examples";
   };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://www.theora.org/;
+    description = "Library for Theora, a free and open video compression format";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.spwhitt ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
 }
 
 # It has an old config.guess that doesn't know the mips64el.