diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/aragorn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/aragorn/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5f0ebc18ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/aragorn/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "1.2.38";
+  pname = "aragorn";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://mbio-serv2.mbioekol.lu.se/ARAGORN/Downloads/${pname}${version}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "09i1rg716smlbnixfm7q1ml2mfpaa2fpn3hwjg625ysmfwwy712b";
+  };
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    gcc -O3 -ffast-math -finline-functions -o aragorn aragorn${version}.c
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin && cp aragorn $out/bin
+    mkdir -p $out/man/1 && cp aragorn.1 $out/man/1
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Detects tRNA, mtRNA, and tmRNA genes in nucleotide sequences";
+    homepage = http://mbio-serv2.mbioekol.lu.se/ARAGORN/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bzizou ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ac1d8bb4a02..e030f78c46b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21941,6 +21941,8 @@ in
 
   ants = callPackage ../applications/science/biology/ants { };
 
+  aragorn = callPackage ../applications/science/biology/aragorn { };
+
   archimedes = callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/archimedes {
     stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc49;
   };