diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/crypto++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/crypto++/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ebd5d164dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/crypto++/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, unzip }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "crypto++-5.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/cryptopp/cryptopp552.zip";
+    sha256 = "0nd783wk3gl36nfa9zmwxw6pn4n5p8mld7jf5dc1j9iy0gmqv3q7";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+
+  # Unpack the thing in a subdirectory.
+  unpackPhase = ''
+    echo "unpacking Crypto++ to \`${name}' from \`$PWD'..."
+    mkdir "${name}" && (cd "${name}" && unzip "$src")
+    sourceRoot="$PWD/${name}"
+  '';
+
+  buildPhase = ''make PREFIX="$out"'';
+  installPhase = ''mkdir "$out" && make install PREFIX="$out"'';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Crypto++, a free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes";
+    homepage = http://cryptopp.com/;
+    license = "Public Domain";
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c25f4b7d8f9b..b9bcccca62b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2533,6 +2533,10 @@ let pkgs = rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  cryptopp = import ../development/libraries/crypto++ {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv unzip;
+  };
+
   cyrus_sasl = import ../development/libraries/cyrus-sasl {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv openssl db4 gettext;
   };