diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iw/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iw/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7110754357c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iw/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, libnl, pkgconfig}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "iw-3.6";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://wireless.kernel.org/download/iw/iw-3.6.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "0my8nv6liya0b15nqn8wq2kxwjy7x6k65a9x1121zwqxq5m064fz";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ libnl pkgconfig ];
+
+  preBuild = "
+    makeFlagsArray=(PREFIX=$out)
+  ";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Tool to use nl80211";
+    homepage = http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw;
+    license = "BSD";
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cf4bd46292b..466be2abbac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5577,6 +5577,8 @@ let
 
   ipw2200fw = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/ipw2200 { };
 
+  iw = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/iw { };
+
   iwlwifi1000ucode = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/iwlwifi-1000-ucode { };
 
   iwlwifi3945ucode = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/iwlwifi-3945-ucode { };