diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2bfe0eb42665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "1.1a-3";
+  name = "contacts-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/dhess/contacts/archive/4092a3c6615d7a22852a3bafc44e4aeeb698aa8f.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0wdqc1ndgrdhqapvvgx5xihc750szv08lp91x4l6n0gh59cpxpg3";
+  };
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "xcodebuild" "/usr/bin/xcodebuild"
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp ./build/Deployment/contacts $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Access contacts from the Mac address book from command-line";
+    homepage    = http://www.gnufoo.org/contacts/contacts.html;
+    license     = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jwiegley ];
+    platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
+    hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0d7eaafa6cce..ca3bfbeb5f99 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ let
 
   cv = callPackage ../tools/misc/cv { };
 
+  contacts = callPackage ../tools/misc/contacts { };
+
   datamash = callPackage ../tools/misc/datamash { };
 
   ddate = callPackage ../tools/misc/ddate { };