diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..827f18d2ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmaxminddb/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libmaxminddb-${version}";
+  version = "1.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = meta.homepage + "/releases/download/${version}/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0dxdyw6sxxmpzk2a96qp323r5kdmw7vm6m0l5a8gr52gf7nmks0z";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "C library for working with MaxMind geolocation DB files";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb";
+    license = licenses.apsl20;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.vcunat ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4d6deb9ca0c..2edce791899 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8255,6 +8255,8 @@ in
 
   libltc = callPackage ../development/libraries/libltc { };
 
+  libmaxminddb = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmaxminddb { };
+
   libmcrypt = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmcrypt {};
 
   libmediainfo = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmediainfo { };