diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/pinentry/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/pinentry/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ee84006975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/pinentry/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+args:
+args.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "pinentry-0.7.2";
+
+  src = args.fetchurl {
+    url = http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/distfiles/pinentry-0.7.2.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "0s6n5n4bxg95rmwa3mw3r49dabf8yh6fkpfi8mbl7i85dgpibnzv";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs =(with args; [glib pkgconfig x11 gtk]);
+
+  meta = { 
+      description = "input interface for passwords needed by  gnupg";
+      homepage = "don't know, gentoo lists http://www.gnupg.org/aegypten/";
+      license = "GPL2";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg2/default.nix
index f6e22bec51d..b5025a0a56b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg2/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-args: with args;
+# remmeber to
+# echo "pinentry-program `which pinentry-gtk-2`" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+# and install pinentry as well
+
+args: with args
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gnupg-2.0.8";
   src = fetchurl {