diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index bc557a67597..2e8d68414a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -1091,6 +1091,19 @@ let self = _self // overrides;
     };
   };
 
+  swiper = melpaBuild rec {
+    pname   = "swiper";
+    version = "0.4.0";
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner  = "abo-abo";
+      repo   = pname;
+      rev    = version;
+      sha256 = "1skgw84j5a59ds86bpdcaf3c8iq2m0fz720chjh91ixhkavvdd87";
+    };
+    fileSpecs = [ "swiper.el" "ivy.el" "colir.el" ];
+    meta = { license = gpl3Plus; };
+  };
+
   switch-window = melpaBuild rec {
     pname   = "switch-window";
     version = "20140919";