diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/unrar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/unrar/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7ffacbbf632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/unrar/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "unrar";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    sha256 = "0inzy0jlwqm18i6lq17aq4n2baqqlbjyr6incw4s9cxrvmjq51ls";
+    url = http://www.rarlab.com/rar/unrarsrc-3.7.6.tar.gz;
+  };
+
+  makeFlags = "-f makefile.unix";
+
+  installPhase = "mkdir -p \${out}/bin/ ; cp unrar \${out}/bin/;";
+
+  buildInputs = [];
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bd70c1cd13a9..529b194e6cbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -555,6 +555,10 @@ rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  unrar = import ../tools/archivers/unrar {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+  };
+
   unshield = import ../tools/archivers/unshield {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv zlib;
   };