diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/duply/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/duply/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..affedcae73a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/duply/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, coreutils, python, duplicity, gawk, gnupg1, bash
+, gnugrep, txt2man, makeWrapper }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "duply-1.5.11";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/project/ftplicity/duply%20%28simple%20duplicity%29/1.5.x/duply_1.5.11.tgz";
+    sha256 = "07z4wl75z227v8y9xwc2pfdp307a5jzx4sif598vprqync0g6mmk";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ txt2man makeWrapper ];
+
+  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p "$out/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$out/share/man/man1"
+    sed -i 's|/usr/bin/env bash|${bash}/bin/bash|' duply
+    mv duply "$out/bin"
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/duply" --set PATH \
+        "${coreutils}/bin:${python}/bin:${duplicity}/bin:${gawk}/bin:${gnupg1}/bin:${bash}/bin:${gnugrep}/bin:${txt2man}/bin"
+    "$out/bin/duply" txt2man | gzip -c > "$out/share/man/man1/duply.1.gz"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Shell front end for the duplicity backup tool";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Duply is a shell front end for the duplicity backup tool
+      http://duplicity.nongnu.org/. It greatly simplifies it's usage by
+      implementing backup job profiles, batch commands and more. Who says
+      secure backups on non-trusted spaces are no child's play?
+    '';
+    homepage = http://duply.net/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1eeb5bc2f079..044389d9e3c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ let
     gnupg = gnupg1;
   };
 
+  duply = callPackage ../tools/backup/duply { };
+
   dvdplusrwtools = callPackage ../tools/cd-dvd/dvd+rw-tools { };
 
   dvgrab = callPackage ../tools/video/dvgrab { };