diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cln/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cln/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5734e2cbe53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cln/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, gmp }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "cln-1.3.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "${meta.homepage}${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "1sd8jy5vnmww537zq6g6i586ffslm7fjliz04krv6scapgklq6ca";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gmp ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "C/C++ library for numbers, a part of GiNaC";
+    homepage = http://www.ginac.de/CLN/;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c35da523012..408f21bf888 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2624,6 +2624,8 @@ let
 
   clearsilver = callPackage ../development/libraries/clearsilver { };
 
+  cln = callPackage ../development/libraries/cln { };
+
   clppcre = builderDefsPackage (import ../development/libraries/cl-ppcre) {
   };