diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8840d08460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/x86info/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, pciutils, python}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "1.30";
+  name = "x86info-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/x86info/${name}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "0a4lzka46nabpsrg3n7akwr46q38f96zfszd73xcback1s2hjc7y";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pciutils python ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    ensureDir $out/bin
+    cp x86info lsmsr $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "An identification utility for the x86 series of processors.";
+    longDescription = 
+    ''
+      x86info will identify all Intel/AMD/Centaur/Cyrix/VIA CPUs. It leverages
+      the cpuid kernel module where possible.  it supports parsing model specific
+      registers (MSRs) via the msr kernel module.  it will approximate processor
+      frequency, and identify the cache sizes and layout. 
+    '';
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    homepage = http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/x86info/;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [jcumming];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e6a5b461f09..325882e66ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1753,6 +1753,8 @@ let
 
   wv2 = callPackage ../tools/misc/wv2 { };
 
+  x86info = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/x86info { };
+
   x11_ssh_askpass = callPackage ../tools/networking/x11-ssh-askpass { };
 
   xbursttools = assert stdenv ? glibc; import ../tools/misc/xburst-tools {