diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/codec2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/codec2/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f4c4c3b6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/codec2/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchsvn, cmake } :
+
+let
+  version = "0.8";
+
+in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "codec2-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchsvn {
+    url = "https://svn.code.sf.net/p/freetel/code/codec2/branches/${version}";
+    sha256 = "0qbyaqdn37253s30n6m2ric8nfdsxhkslb9h572kdx18j2yjccki";
+  };
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Speech codec designed for communications quality speech at low data rates";
+    homepage = http://www.rowetel.com/blog/?page_id=452;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ markuskowa ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c29238170a4..ed5d4faaf4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1119,6 +1119,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   codesearch = callPackage ../tools/text/codesearch { };
 
+  codec2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/codec2 { };
+
   contacts = callPackage ../tools/misc/contacts {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation AddressBook;
   };