diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/can-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/can-utils/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a3fbd33d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/can-utils/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchgit }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "can-utils-${version}";
+  # There are no releases (source archives or git tags), so use the date of the
+  # latest commit in git master as version number.
+  version = "20140227";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://git.gitorious.org/linux-can/can-utils.git";
+    rev = "67a2bdcd336e6becfa5784742e18c88dbeddc973";
+    sha256 = "0pnnjl141wf3kbf256m6qz9mxz0144z36qqb43skialzcnlhga38";
+  };
+
+  preConfigure = ''makeFlagsArray+=(PREFIX="$out")'';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "CAN userspace utilities and tools (for use with Linux SocketCAN)";
+    homepage = "https://gitorious.org/linux-can/can-utils";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 730429bd366..fc00e047da5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@ let
 
   cabextract = callPackage ../tools/archivers/cabextract { };
 
+  can-utils = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/can-utils { };
+
   ccid = callPackage ../tools/security/ccid { };
 
   ccrypt = callPackage ../tools/security/ccrypt { };