diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libkate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libkate/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1100c03e08f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libkate/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, libogg, libpng }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libkate-0.3.8";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://libkate.googlecode.com/files/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "00d6561g31la9bb8q99b7l4rvi67yiwm50ky8dhlsjd88h7rks2n";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ libogg libpng ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A library for encoding and decoding Kate streams";
+    longDescription = ''
+      This is libkate, the reference implementation of a codec for the Kate
+      bitstream format. Kate is a karaoke and text codec meant for encapsulation
+      in an Ogg container. It can carry Unicode text, images, and animate
+      them.'';
+    homepage = http://code.google.com/p/libkate;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 98c6a51b048..9f3cab01efa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3559,6 +3559,8 @@ let
     libtool = libtool_1_5;
   };
 
+  libkate = callPackage ../development/libraries/libkate { };
+
   libksba = callPackage ../development/libraries/libksba { };
 
   libmad = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmad { };