diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/nailgun/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/nailgun/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aef851e64765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/nailgun/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchMavenArtifact, fetchFromGitHub, bash, jre, makeWrapper }:
+
+let
+  version = "0.9.1";
+  nailgun-server = fetchMavenArtifact {
+    groupId = "com.martiansoftware";
+    artifactId = "nailgun-server";
+    inherit version;
+    sha256 = "09ggkkd1s58jmpc74s6m10d3hyf6bmif31advk66zljbpykgl625";
+  };
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "nailgun-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "martylamb";
+    repo = "nailgun";
+    rev = "1ad9ad9d2d17c895144a9ee0e7acb1d3d90fb66f";
+    sha256 = "1f8ac5kg7imhix9kqdzwiav1bxh8vljv2hb1mq8yz4rqsrx2r4w3";
+  };
+
+  makeFlags = "PREFIX=$(out)";
+
+  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -D ng $out/bin/ng
+
+    makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/ng-server \
+      --add-flags '-cp ${nailgun-server.jar}:$CLASSPATH com.martiansoftware.nailgun.NGServer'
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Client, protocol, and server for running Java programs from the command line without incurring the JVM startup overhead";
+    homepage = http://martiansoftware.com/nailgun/;
+    license = licenses.apsl20;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainer = with maintainers; [ volth ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 31fc83d45165..c809a10b4574 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6931,6 +6931,8 @@ with pkgs;
     };
   };
 
+  nailgun = callPackage ../development/tools/nailgun { };
+
   nant = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/nant { };
 
   ninja = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/ninja { };