diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/docbook2mdoc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/docbook2mdoc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbe1cc22376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/docbook2mdoc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, expat }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "docbook2mdoc-${version}";
+  version = "0.0.9";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://mdocml.bsd.lv/docbook2mdoc/snapshots/${name}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "07il80sg89xf6ym4bry6hxdacfzqgbwkxzyf7bjaihmw5jj0lclk";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ expat.dev ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "http://mdocml.bsd.lv/";
+    description = "converter from DocBook V4.x and v5.x XML into mdoc";
+    license = licenses.isc;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ramkromberg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7b69239c5b7..75e1b15d005 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1393,6 +1393,8 @@ in
     inherit (perlPackages) XMLSAX XMLParser XMLNamespaceSupport;
   };
 
+  docbook2mdoc = callPackage ../tools/misc/docbook2mdoc { };
+
   dog = callPackage ../tools/system/dog { };
 
   dosfstools = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/dosfstools { };