diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcerf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcerf/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd5ee8dcaaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcerf/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "libcerf-1.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://apps.jcns.fz-juelich.de/src/libcerf/libcerf-1.5.tgz";
+    sha256 = "11jwr8ql4a9kmv04ycgwk4dsqnlv4l65a8aa0x1i3y7zwx3w2vg3";
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Complex error (erf), Dawson, Faddeeva, and Voigt function library";
+    homepage = http://apps.jcns.fz-juelich.de/doku/sc/libcerf;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1d018f927666..8d900ae237b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9010,6 +9010,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libcello = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcello {};
 
+  libcerf = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcerf {};
+
   libcdaudio = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcdaudio { };
 
   libcddb = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcddb { };