diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/zam-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/zam-plugins/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d383ca39d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/zam-plugins/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, boost, libX11, mesa, liblo, jack2, ladspaH, lv2, pkgconfig, rubberband, libsndfile }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "zam-plugins-${version}";
+  version = "3.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/zamaudio/zam-plugins/archive/${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0icdrs4vaaj8gqi76jkkx5yk9h3agipa11cyb5h52y814q6mx6vm";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ boost libX11 mesa liblo jack2 ladspaH lv2 pkgconfig rubberband libsndfile ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    patchShebangs ./libs/generate-ttl.sh
+  '';
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=$(out)"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://www.zamaudio.com/?p=976;
+    description = "A collection of LV2/LADSPA/VST/JACK audio plugins by ZamAudio";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.magnetophon ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0ed6fbdbb451..cbdfb4285bf8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12758,6 +12758,8 @@ let
     fltk = fltk13;
   };
 
+  zam-plugins = callPackage ../applications/audio/zam-plugins { inherit (xlibs) libX11; };
+
   zathuraCollection = recurseIntoAttrs
     (let callPackage = newScope pkgs.zathuraCollection; in
       import ../applications/misc/zathura {