diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lensfun/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lensfun/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6aa5867d8ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lensfun/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, python, glib, zlib, libpng }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "lensfun-0.2.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://download.berlios.de/lensfun/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "11zvi3lk60iljync3a495h9la7makx6lf22fbvr4lwc933mrh562";
+  };
+
+  patchPhase = "sed -e 's@/usr/bin/python@${python}/bin/python@' -i configure";
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib zlib libpng ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.urkud ];
+    license = "LGPL3";
+    description = "An opensource database of photographic lenses and their
+      characteristics";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8acd79fe2a0e..afceb29a34f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4216,6 +4216,11 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  lensfun = import ../development/libraries/lensfun {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv libpng python zlib pkgconfig;
+    inherit (gnome) glib;
+  };
+
   lesstif = import ../development/libraries/lesstif {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv x11;
     inherit (xlibs) libXp libXau;