diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/rkt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/rkt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b3300e2026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/rkt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, autoconf, automake, go, file, git, wget, gnupg1, squashfsTools, cpio
+, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "0.8.0";
+  name = "rkt-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      rev = "v${version}";
+      owner = "coreos";
+      repo = "rkt";
+      sha256 = "1abv9psd5w0m8p2kvrwyjnrclzajmrpbwfwmkgpnkydhmsimhnn0";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoconf automake go file git wget gnupg1 squashfsTools cpio ];
+  
+  preConfigure = ''
+    ./autogen.sh
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp -Rv build-rkt-${version}/bin/* $out/bin
+  '';
+    
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A fast, composable, and secure App Container runtime for Linux";
+    homepage = http://rkt.io;
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ragge ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 53578f8783c..91ab805f12b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12627,6 +12627,8 @@ let
 
   RhythmDelay = callPackage ../applications/audio/RhythmDelay { };
 
+  rkt = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/rkt { };
+
   rofi = callPackage ../applications/misc/rofi {
     automake = automake114x;
   };