diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/avro-c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/avro-c/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..789bd502c865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/avro-c/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ stdenv, bash, cmake, fetchurl, pkgconfig, jansson, zlib }:
+
+let version = "1.8.2"; in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "avro-c-${version}";
+
+  #
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://apache/avro/avro-${version}/c/avro-c-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "03pixl345kkpn1jds03rpdcwjabi41rgdzi8f7y93gcg5cmrhfa6";
+  };
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace version.sh \
+      --replace /bin/bash "$bash/bin/bash"
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgconfig
+    cmake
+    jansson
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A C library which implements parts of the Avro Specification";
+    homepage = https://avro.apache.org/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ lblasc ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 81f48f203a74..f1489d5dfa13 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ with pkgs;
     qt4Support = config.avahi.qt4Support or false;
   };
 
+  avro-c = callPackage ../development/libraries/avro-c { };
+
   avro-cpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/avro-c++ { boost = boost160; };
 
   aws = callPackage ../tools/virtualization/aws { };