diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/alembic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/alembic/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ab09f5bb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/alembic/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, unzip, cmake, openexr, hdf5 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec
+{
+  name = "alembic-${version}";
+  version = "1.7.4";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "alembic";
+    repo = "alembic";
+    rev = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "00r6d8xk2sq5hdl5lp14nhyh1b2d68fxpzbm69fk6iq2f2gv0iqv";
+  };
+
+  outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" "lib" ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip cmake openexr hdf5 ];
+
+  sourceRoot = "${name}-src";
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    cmake -DUSE_HDF5=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$out/ -DUSE_TESTS=OFF .
+
+    mkdir $out
+    mkdir -p $bin/bin
+    mkdir -p $dev/include
+    mkdir -p $lib/lib
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    make install
+
+    mv $out/bin $bin/
+    mv $out/lib $lib/
+    mv $out/include $dev/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "An open framework for storing and sharing scene data";
+    homepage = "http://alembic.io/";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.guibou ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4bacea9dde8..0497dedf976 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13621,6 +13621,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   airwave = callPackage ../applications/audio/airwave/default.nix { };
 
+  alembic = callPackage ../development/libraries/alembic {};
+
   alchemy = callPackage ../applications/graphics/alchemy { };
 
   alock = callPackage ../misc/screensavers/alock { };