diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/open-dyslexic/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/open-dyslexic/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d9bb5843607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/open-dyslexic/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{stdenv, fetchgit}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "open-dyslexic-${version}";
+  version = "2014-11-11";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://github.com/antijingoist/open-dyslexic.git";
+    rev = "f4b5ba89018b44d633608907e15f93fb3fabbabc";
+    sha256 = "04pa7c2cary6pqxsmxqrg7wi19szg7xh8panmvqvmc7jas0mzg6q";
+  };
+
+  phases = ["unpackPhase" "installPhase"];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts/opentype
+    cp -v 'otf/'*.otf $out/share/fonts/opentype
+
+    mkdir -p $out/share/doc/open-dyslexic
+    cp -v README.md $out/share/doc/open-dyslexic
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://opendyslexic.org/;
+    description = "Font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia";
+    license = "Bitstream Vera License (http://www.gnome.org/fonts/#Final_Bitstream_Vera_Fonts)";
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [maintainers.rycee];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0faa19160515..1b2bbe6456bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9145,6 +9145,8 @@ let
 
   oldstandard = callPackage ../data/fonts/oldstandard { };
 
+  open-dyslexic = callPackage ../data/fonts/open-dyslexic { };
+
   opensans-ttf = callPackage ../data/fonts/opensans-ttf { };
 
   poly = callPackage ../data/fonts/poly { };