diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libraw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libraw/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0012f552c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libraw/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, lcms2, jasper, pkgconfig }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libraw-0.16.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://www.libraw.org/data/LibRaw-0.16.0.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "15ng4s24grib39r0nlgrf18r2j9yh43qyx4vbif38d95xiqkix3i";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ lcms2 jasper ] ;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+
+  meta = { 
+    description = "Library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others)";
+    homepage = http://www.libraw.org/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index db1b06cc86d..5d3797788dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6888,6 +6888,8 @@ let
 
   libsemanage = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/libsemanage { };
 
+  libraw = callPackage ../development/libraries/libraw { };
+
   libraw1394 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libraw1394 { };
 
   libsexy = callPackage ../development/libraries/libsexy { };