diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix
index 1196e6d5ebd..a49e4dc9f90 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ rec {
 
   namecoin  = callPackage ./namecoin.nix  { inherit namecoind; };
   namecoind = callPackage ./namecoind.nix { };
+
+  primecoin  = callPackage ./primecoin.nix { withGui = true; };
+  primecoind = callPackage ./primecoin.nix { withGui = false; };
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/primecoin.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/primecoin.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11ec35a71bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/primecoin.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, openssl, db48, boost
+, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, utillinux, protobuf, qrencode
+, withGui }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec{
+
+  name = "primecoin" + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-" + version;
+  version = "0.8.6";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url =  "https://github.com/primecoin/primecoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0cixnkici74204s9d5iqj5sccib5a8dig2p2fp1axdjifpg787i3";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig openssl db48 boost zlib
+                  miniupnpc utillinux protobuf ]
+                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib" ]
+                     ++ optionals withGui [ "--with-gui=qt4" ];
+
+  configurePhase = optional withGui "qmake";
+
+  preBuild = optional (!withGui) "cd src; cp makefile.unix Makefile";
+
+  installPhase =
+    if withGui
+    then "install -D bitcoin-qt $out/bin/primecoin-qt"
+    else "install -D bitcoind $out/bin/primecoind";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A new type cryptocurrency which is proof-of-work based on searching for prime numbers.";
+    longDescription= ''
+      Primecoin is an innovative cryptocurrency, a form of digital
+      currency secured by cryptography and issued through a
+      decentralized mining market. Derived from Satoshi Nakamoto's
+      Bitcoin, Primecoin introduces an unique form of proof-of-work
+      based on prime numbers.
+
+      The innovative prime proof-of-work in Primecoin not only
+      provides security and minting to the network, but also generates
+      a special form of prime number chains of interest to mathematical
+      research. Thus primecoin network is energy-multiuse, compared to
+      bitcoin.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://primecoin.io/;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}