diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hdapsd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hdapsd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f39cb56bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hdapsd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+let version = "20141203"; in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "ldapsd-"+version;
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/evgeni/hdapsd/releases/download/${version}/hdapsd-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0ppgrfabd0ivx9hyny3c3rv4rphjyxcdsd5svx5pgfai49mxnl36";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib;
+    { description = "Hard Drive Active Protection System Daemon";
+      hompage = "http://hdaps.sf.net/";
+      license = licenses.gpl2;
+      platforms = platforms.linux;
+      maintainers = [ maintainers.ehmry ];
+    };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3ed02f71e5c..b2a8876d9d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1936,6 +1936,8 @@ let
 
   halibut = callPackage ../tools/typesetting/halibut { };
 
+  hdapsd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/hdapsd { };
+
   hddtemp = callPackage ../tools/misc/hddtemp { };
 
   hdf5 = callPackage ../tools/misc/hdf5 {