diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker-distribution/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker-distribution/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4850d7d9f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker-distribution/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, buildGoPackage, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+buildGoPackage rec {
+  name = "distribution-${version}";
+  version = "2.5.1";
+  rev = "v${version}";
+
+  goPackagePath = "github.com/docker/distribution";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "docker";
+    repo = "distribution";
+    inherit rev;
+    sha256 = "08nxcsl9bc3k9gav2mkqccm5byrlfcgy6qaqaywiyza0b0cn4kdc";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "The Docker toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.globin ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f1cc85394ad..de8216c27f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12377,6 +12377,8 @@ in
 
   docker-machine = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/docker-machine { };
 
+  docker-distribution = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/docker-distribution { };
+
   doodle = callPackage ../applications/search/doodle { };
 
   drumgizmo = callPackage ../applications/audio/drumgizmo { };