diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libfann/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libfann/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c637485086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libfann/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libfann-${version}";
+  version = "2.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "libfann";
+    repo = "fann";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0awbs0vjsrdglqiaybb0ln13ciizmyrw9ahllahvgbq4nr0nvf6y";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://leenissen.dk/fann/wp/";
+    description = "Fast Artificial Neural Network Library";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fpletz ];
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl21;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bf3e3c70f81..b0104a07e1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2870,6 +2870,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libevhtp = callPackage ../development/libraries/libevhtp { };
 
+  libfann = callPackage ../development/libraries/libfann { };
+
   libircclient = callPackage ../development/libraries/libircclient { };
 
   libite = callPackage ../development/libraries/libite { };