diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rabbitmq-java-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rabbitmq-java-client/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f9c92dbbb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rabbitmq-java-client/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, ant, jdk, python }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "rabbitmq-java-client-3.3.4";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.rabbitmq.com/releases/rabbitmq-java-client/v3.3.4/rabbitmq-java-client-3.3.4.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "03kspkgzzjsbq6f8yl2zj5m30qwgxv3l58hrbf6gcgxb5rpfk6sh";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ ant jdk python ];
+
+  buildPhase = "ant dist";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin $out/lib
+    cp build/lib/*.jar lib/*.jar $out/lib/
+
+    # There is a script in the source archive, but ours is cleaner
+    cat > "$out/bin/PerfTest" <<EOF
+    #!${stdenv.shell}
+    java_exec_args="-Djava.awt.headless=true"
+    exec ${jdk.jre}/bin/java \$java_exec_args -classpath "$out/lib/*" com.rabbitmq.examples.PerfTest "\$@"
+    EOF
+    chmod a+x $out/bin/PerfTest
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "RabbitMQ Java client library which allows Java code to interface to AMQP servers";
+    homepage = http://www.rabbitmq.com/java-client.html;
+    license = [ "MPLv1.1" "GPLv2" ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 887ca065acc..7a6b1209f13 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6005,6 +6005,8 @@ let
 
   rabbitmq-c = callPackage ../development/libraries/rabbitmq-c {};
 
+  rabbitmq-java-client = callPackage ../development/libraries/rabbitmq-java-client {};
+
   raul = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/raul { };
 
   readline = readline6; # 6.2 works, 6.3 breaks python, parted