diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lmdbxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lmdbxx/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34dfe26ad70b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lmdbxx/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, lmdb }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "lmdbxx-${version}";
+  version = "0.9.14.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bendiken";
+    repo = "lmdbxx";
+    rev = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "1jmb9wg2iqag6ps3z71bh72ymbcjrb6clwlkgrqf1sy80qwvlsn6";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ lmdb ];
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/bendiken/lmdbxx#readme";
+    description = "C++11 wrapper for the LMDB embedded B+ tree database library";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unlicense;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fgaz ];
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d8174b3b6aca..94a65d3bdf36 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9968,6 +9968,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   lmdb = callPackage ../development/libraries/lmdb { };
 
+  lmdbxx = callPackage ../development/libraries/lmdbxx { };
+
   levmar = callPackage ../development/libraries/levmar { };
 
   leptonica = callPackage ../development/libraries/leptonica { };