diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xylib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xylib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fff5f393383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xylib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, boost, zlib, bzip2 }:
+
+let
+  name    = "xylib";
+  version = "1.3";
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "${name}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/wojdyr/xylib/releases/download/v${version}/${name}-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "09j426qjbg3damch1hfw16j992kn2hj8gs4lpvqgfqdw61kvqivh";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [boost zlib bzip2 ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "xylib is a portable library for reading files that contain x-y data from powder diffraction, spectroscopy and other experimental methods.";
+    license = "LGPL";
+    homepage = http://xylib.sourceforge.net/;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7ad4952d1ab4..f9173467b877 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6414,6 +6414,8 @@ let
 
   xvidcore = callPackage ../development/libraries/xvidcore { };
 
+  xylib = callPackage ../development/libraries/xylib { };
+
   yajl = callPackage ../development/libraries/yajl { };
 
   zangband = builderDefsPackage (import ../games/zangband) {