diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c79c389128b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchzip, cmake, libusb, pkgconfig, freeglut, mesa, libXi, libXmu }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+    name = "freenect-${version}";
+    version = "0.5.2";
+    src = fetchzip {
+        url = "https://github.com/OpenKinect/libfreenect/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+        sha256 = "04p4q19fkh97bn7kf0xsk6mrig2aj10i3s9z6hdrr70l6dfpf4w9";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = [ libusb freeglut mesa libXi libXmu ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
+
+    meta = {
+        description = "Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on Windows, Linux, and OS X";
+        inherit version;
+        homepage = http://openkinect.org;
+        license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl2 asl20 ];
+        maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ bennofs ];
+        platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8b031194670..cc38e113957 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6266,6 +6266,10 @@ let
   freealut = callPackage ../development/libraries/freealut { };
 
   freeglut = callPackage ../development/libraries/freeglut { };
+  
+  freenect = callPackage ../development/libraries/freenect { 
+      inherit (xlibs) libXi libXmu;
+  };
 
   freetype = callPackage ../development/libraries/freetype { };