diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/extundelete/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/extundelete/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16ad17aa243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/extundelete/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, e2fsprogs }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "0.2.4";
+  name = "extundelete-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/extundelete/extundelete/0.2.4/extundelete-0.2.4.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "1x0r7ylxlp9lbj3d7sqf6j2a222dwy2nfpff05jd6mkh4ihxvyd1";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ e2fsprogs ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "utility that can recover deleted files from an ext3 or ext4 partition";
+    homepage = http://extundelete.sourceforge.net/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.iElectric ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e22640303fa..bf546a23b09 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -786,6 +786,8 @@ let
 
   exiftags = callPackage ../tools/graphics/exiftags { };
 
+  extundelete = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/extundelete { };
+
   expect = callPackage ../tools/misc/expect { };
 
   fabric = pythonPackages.fabric;