diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/yuicompressor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/yuicompressor/default.nix
index 1a5485af541..da9b9df3cd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/yuicompressor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/yuicompressor/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, jre }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "yuicompressor";
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1qjxlak9hbl9zd3dl5ks0w4zx5z64wjsbk7ic73r1r45fasisdrh";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [makeWrapper jre];
+
   meta = {
     description = "A JavaScript and CSS minifier";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.jwiegley ];
@@ -17,7 +19,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildCommand = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/lib
+    mkdir -p $out/{bin,lib}
     ln -s $src $out/lib/yuicompressor.jar
+    makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/${name} --add-flags \
+     "-cp $out/lib/yuicompressor.jar com.yahoo.platform.yui.compressor.YUICompressor"
   '';
 }