diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/aescrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/aescrypt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34987cd717e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/aescrypt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+ 
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "3.0.9";
+  name = "aescrypt-${version}";
+  
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.aescrypt.com/download/v3/linux/${name}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "3f3590f9b7e50039611ba9c0cf1cae1b188a44bd39cfc41553db7ec5709c0882";
+  };
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    cd src
+  '';
+
+  installPhase= ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp aescrypt $out/bin
+    cp aescrypt_keygen $out/bin
+  '';
+ 
+  buildInputs = [];
+ 
+  meta = {
+    description = "AES Crypt is a file encryption software available on several operating systems that uses the industry standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to easily and securely encrypt files.";
+    homepage = http://www.aescrypt.com/;
+    license = "GPLv2";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.qknight ];
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 578734e9b9e2..62fcdc8bbbbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ let
 
   aespipe = callPackage ../tools/security/aespipe { };
 
+  aescrypt = callPackage ../tools/misc/aescrypt { };
+
   ahcpd = callPackage ../tools/networking/ahcpd { };
 
   aircrackng = callPackage ../tools/networking/aircrack-ng { };