diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/host/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/host/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ef286e346a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/host/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv }:
+
+let version = "20000331"; in
+  stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "host-${version}";
+
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://debian/pool/main/h/host/host_${version}.orig.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1g352k80arhwyidsa95nk28xjvzyypmwv3kga2451m3g7fmdqki1";
+    };
+
+    preConfigure = ''
+      substituteInPlace "Makefile" \
+        --replace "/usr/local" "$out" \
+        --replace '-o $(OWNER) -g $(GROUP)' ""
+
+      ensureDir "$out/bin"
+    '';
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "`host', a DNS resolution utility";
+      license = "BSD-style";
+    };
+  }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f4ee92b49af..98e028a6b3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -867,6 +867,10 @@ let
     inherit getopt;
   };
 
+  host = import ../tools/networking/host {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+  };
+
   /*
   hyppocampusFun = lib.sumArgs ( selectVersion ../tools/misc/hyppocampus "0.3rc1") {
     inherit builderDefs stdenv fetchurl libdbi libdbiDrivers fuse