diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgumath/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgumath/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5d35678b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgumath/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, libndtypes
+, libxnd
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libgumath-${version}";
+  version = "unstable-2018-11-27";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "plures";
+    repo = "gumath";
+    rev = "5a9d27883b40432246d6a93cd6133157267fd166";
+    sha256 = "0w2qzp7anxd1wzkvv5r2pdkkpgrnqzgrq47lrvpqc1i1wqzcwf0w";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ libndtypes libxnd ];
+
+  # Override linker with cc (symlink to either gcc or clang)
+  # Library expects to use cc for linking
+  configureFlags = [
+    "LD=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Library supporting function dispatch on general data containers. C base and Python wrapper";
+    homepage = https://xnd.io/;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5906e3ff1a4..47d455b04ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3964,6 +3964,8 @@ in
 
   libhandy = callPackage ../development/libraries/libhandy { };
 
+  libgumath = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgumath { };
+
   libipfix = callPackage ../development/libraries/libipfix { };
 
   libircclient = callPackage ../development/libraries/libircclient { };