diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7217f820a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, gmp }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mlton-20100608";
+
+  binSrc =
+    if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then (fetchurl {
+      url = "http://mlton.org/pages/Download/attachments/${name}-1.x86-linux.static.tgz";
+      sha256 = "16qg8df9hg2pmnsblkgxp6bgm7334rsqkxqzskv5fl21wivmnwfw";
+    })
+    else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then (fetchurl {
+        url = "http://mlton.org/pages/Download/attachments/${name}-1.amd64-linux.static.tgz";
+        sha256 = "0i6ic8f6prl0cigrmf6bj9kqz3plzappxn17lz1rg2v832nfbw9r";
+    })
+    else throw "Architecture not supported";
+
+  codeSrc =
+    fetchurl {
+      url = "http://mlton.org/pages/Download/attachments/${name}.src.tgz";
+      sha256 = "0cqb3k6ld9965hyyfyayi510f205vqzd5qqm3crh13nasvq2rjzj";
+    };
+
+  srcs = [ binSrc codeSrc ];
+
+  sourceRoot = name;
+
+  buildInputs = [ gmp ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "all-no-docs" ];
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    # Fix paths in the source.
+    for f in $(find $(pwd) -type f ) ; do
+      substituteInPlace $f --replace '/usr/bin/env bash' $(type -p bash)
+    done
+
+    substituteInPlace $(pwd)/Makefile --replace '/bin/cp' $(type -p cp)
+
+    # Fix paths in the binary distribution.
+    BIN_DIST_DIR="$(pwd)/../usr"
+    for f in "bin/mlton" "lib/mlton/platform" "lib/mlton/static-library" ; do
+      substituteInPlace "$BIN_DIST_DIR/$f" --replace '/usr/bin/env bash' $(type -p bash)
+    done
+
+    substituteInPlace $(pwd)/../usr/bin/mlton --replace '/usr/lib/mlton' $(pwd)/../usr/lib/mlton
+  '';
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    # To build the source we have to put the binary distribution in the $PATH.
+    export PATH="$PATH:$(pwd)/../usr/bin/"
+
+    # Let the builder execute the binary distribution.
+    chmod u+x $(pwd)/../usr/bin/mllex
+    chmod u+x $(pwd)/../usr/bin/mlyacc
+    chmod u+x $(pwd)/../usr/bin/mlton
+  '';
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  installTargets = [ "install-no-docs" ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    # Fix path to mlton libraries.
+    substituteInPlace $(pwd)/install/usr/bin/mlton --replace '/usr/lib/mlton' $out/lib/mlton
+
+    # Path to libgmp.
+    substituteInPlace $(pwd)/install/usr/bin/mlton --replace "-link-opt '-lm -lgmp'" "-link-opt '-lm -lgmp -L${gmp}/lib'"
+
+    # Path to gmp.h.
+    substituteInPlace $(pwd)/install/usr/bin/mlton --replace "-cc-opt '-O1 -fno-common'" "-cc-opt '-O1 -fno-common -I${gmp}/include'"
+
+    # Path to the same gcc used in the build; needed at runtime.
+    substituteInPlace $(pwd)/install/usr/bin/mlton --replace "gcc='gcc'" "gcc='"$(type -p gcc)"'"
+
+    # Copy files to final positions.
+    cp -r $(pwd)/install/usr/bin $out
+    cp -r $(pwd)/install/usr/lib $out
+    cp -r $(pwd)/install/usr/man $out
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "MLton is an open-source, whole-program, optimizing Standard ML compiler.";
+    longDescription = ''
+      MLton is an open source, whole-program optimizing compiler for the Standard ML programming language.
+      MLton aims to produce fast executables, and to encourage rapid prototyping and modular programming
+      by eliminating performance penalties often associated with the use of high-level language features.
+      MLton development began in 1997, and continues to this day with a growing worldwide community of
+      developers and users, who have helped to port MLton to a number of platforms.
+      Description taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mlton .
+    '';
+
+    homepage = http://mlton.org/;
+    license = "bsd";
+    platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ce6a0e766638..0749764947d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1890,6 +1890,8 @@ let
 
   mitscheme = callPackage ../development/compilers/mit-scheme { };
 
+  mlton = callPackage ../development/compilers/mlton { };
+
   mono = callPackage ../development/compilers/mono { };
 
   monoDLLFixer = callPackage ../build-support/mono-dll-fixer { };