diff --git a/pkgs/lib/default.nix b/pkgs/lib/default.nix
index de5c04811c08..f3682f9f365e 100644
--- a/pkgs/lib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/lib/default.nix
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ let
   meta = import ./meta.nix;
   debug = import ./debug.nix;
   misc = import ./misc.nix;
+  maintainers = import ./maintainers.nix;
 
 in
-  { inherit trivial lists strings stringsWithDeps attrsets sources options types meta debug; }
+  { inherit trivial lists strings stringsWithDeps attrsets sources options
+      types meta debug maintainers;
+  }
   # !!! don't include everything at top-level; perhaps only the most
   # commonly used functions.
   // trivial // lists // strings // stringsWithDeps // attrsets // sources
diff --git a/pkgs/lib/maintainers.nix b/pkgs/lib/maintainers.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..037097268ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/lib/maintainers.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* -*- coding: utf-8; -*- */
+
+{
+
+  /* Add your name and email address here.  Keep the list
+     alphabetically sorted.  */
+
+  ludo = "Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>";
+}