diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xbase/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..847ca6510e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xbase/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "xbase-3.1.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = mirror://sourceforge/xdb/xbase64-3.1.2.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "17287kz1nmmm64y7zp9nhhl7slzlba09h6cc83w4mvsqwd9w882r";
+  };
+
+  prePatch = "find . -type f -not -name configure -print0 | xargs -0 chmod -x";
+  patches = [ ./xbase-fixes.patch ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://linux.techass.com/projects/xdb/;
+    description = "XBase compatible C++ class library formerly known as XDB";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xbase/xbase-fixes.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/xbase/xbase-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a23658049b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xbase/xbase-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+diff --git a/xbase64/xbase64.cpp b/xbase64/xbase64.cpp
+index fc5613d..2449535 100644
+--- a/xbase64/xbase64.cpp
++++ b/xbase64/xbase64.cpp
+@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
+ #include <xbase64/xbase64.h>
+ #include <ctype.h>
+ #include <string.h>
++#include <cerrno>
+ 
+ //#include <xbase64/xbexcept.h>
+ 
+diff --git a/xbase64/xblock.cpp b/xbase64/xblock.cpp
+index c44cbb9..3554fc1 100644
+--- a/xbase64/xblock.cpp
++++ b/xbase64/xblock.cpp
+@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include <xbase64/xbase64.h>
++#include <cerrno>
+ 
+ #ifdef HAVE_IO_H     // windows locking
+ #include <io.h>
+diff --git a/xbase64/xbnode.cpp b/xbase64/xbnode.cpp
+index 5e688c1..3c652b3 100644
+--- a/xbase64/xbnode.cpp
++++ b/xbase64/xbnode.cpp
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#include "xbNode.h"
++#include "xbnode.h"
+ 
+ void xbNodeLink::AddNode(xbNodeLink* node)
+ {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 27e13cbd5631..ae61b6305a48 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3862,6 +3862,8 @@ let
     flex = flex2533;
   };
 
+  xbase = callPackage ../development/libraries/xbase { };
+
   xineLib = callPackage ../development/libraries/xine-lib { };
 
   xautolock = callPackage ../misc/screensavers/xautolock { };