diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rt2870/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rt2870/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d28ba2ba858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/rt2870/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, unzip}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "rt2870-fw-22";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.ralinktech.com/download.php?t=U0wyRnpjMlYwY3k4eU1ERXdMekF6THpNeEwyUnZkMjVzYjJGa01UWXpPRGs1T0Rnek5pNTZhWEE5UFQxU1ZESTROekJmUm1seWJYZGhjbVZmVmpJeUM%3D";
+    name = "RT2870_Firmware_V22.zip";
+    sha256 = "d24591a8529b0a609cc3c626ecee96484bb29b2c020260b82f6025459c11f263";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+  
+  buildPhase = "true";
+
+  # Installation copies the firmware AND the license.  The license
+  # says: "Your rights to redistribute the Software shall be
+  # contingent upon your installation of this Agreement in its
+  # entirety in the same directory as the Software."
+  installPhase = "ensureDir $out; cp * $out";
+  
+  meta = {
+    description = "Firmware for the Ralink RT2870 wireless cards";
+    homepage = http://www.ralinktech.com/;
+    license = "non-free";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 01fd2c4b64f2..537a2cdcb3da 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6893,6 +6893,10 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  rt2870fw = import ../os-specific/linux/firmware/rt2870 {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv unzip;
+  };
+
   rt73fw = import ../os-specific/linux/firmware/rt73 {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv unzip;
   };