diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap-ng/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbeb2851ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap-ng/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, python }:
+
+assert stdenv.isLinux;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libcap-ng-${version}";
+  version = "0.7.3";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "${meta.homepage}/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1cavlcrpqi4imkmagjhw65br8rv2fsbhf68mm3lczr51sg44392w";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ python ]; # ToDo? optional swig for python bindings
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Library for working with POSIX capabilities";
+    homepage = http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = "LGPLv2.1";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index db6b461e6ee..f70045f2f66 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6060,6 +6060,8 @@ let
 
   libcap_manpages = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/libcap/man.nix { };
 
+  libcap_ng = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/libcap-ng { };
+
   libnscd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/libnscd { };
 
   libnotify = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnotify { };