diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
index e1c4154e01e..1c358b591a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ rec {
     inherit GConf gnome_keyring;
   };
 
+  libsoup_2_31 = import ./desktop/libsoup/2.31.nix {
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl;
+    inherit (pkgs.gtkLibs) glib;
+    inherit GConf gnome_keyring;
+  };
+
   libwnck = import ./desktop/libwnck {
     inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig;
     inherit (pkgs.xlibs) libX11;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.31.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.31.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc1b6467d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.31.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libxml2, gnutls, libproxy, sqlite, curl, 
+  glib, GConf, gnome_keyring}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "libsoup-2.31.2";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = mirror://gnome/sources/libsoup/2.31/libsoup-2.31.2.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "ae52e970deb0ca5e890d87cf55e555249c086bd56ae1fff69599174ca0075379";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl 
+    glib GConf gnome_keyring ];
+}