diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/setFile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/setFile/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f86184634f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/setFile/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "setFile";
+
+  src = "/usr/bin/SetFile";
+
+  unpackPhase = "true";
+  configurePhase = "true";
+  buildPhase = "true";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p "$out/bin"
+    cp $src "$out/bin"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Set attributes of files and directories";
+    homepage    = "http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/setfile.1.html";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
+    platforms   = platforms.darwin;
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      SetFile is a tool to set the file attributes on files in an HFS+
+      directory. It attempts to be similar to the setfile command in MPW. It can
+      apply rules to more than one file with the options apply- ing to all files
+      listed.
+    '';
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c584c195c79..b3a5b35ac47 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ let
 
   otool = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/otool { };
 
+  setFile = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/setFile { };
+
   xcodeenv = callPackage ../development/mobile/xcodeenv { };
 
   titaniumenv_2_1 = import ../development/mobile/titaniumenv {