diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mimetic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mimetic/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc48c85f23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mimetic/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cutee }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "mimetic";
+  version = "0.9.8";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url    = "http://www.codesink.org/download/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "003715lvj4nx23arn1s9ss6hgc2yblkwfy5h94li6pjz2a6xc1rs";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cutee ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "MIME handling library";
+    homepage    = http://codesink.org/mimetic_mime_library.html;
+    license     = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ leenaars];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d24d0c28c0b..3b3f3e5cfcb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2429,6 +2429,8 @@ in
 
   mimeo = callPackage ../tools/misc/mimeo { };
 
+  mimetic = callPackage ../development/libraries/mimetic { };
+
   minissdpd = callPackage ../tools/networking/minissdpd { };
 
   miniupnpc = callPackage ../tools/networking/miniupnpc { };