diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libconfuse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libconfuse/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dbe818ba561c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libconfuse/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, flex }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libconfuse-${version}";
+  version = "2.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    sha256 = "0s0asxnml4rlv17ijz5w57x949anag28wx7wdahqx6mgqz0w2j2k";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    repo = "libconfuse";
+    owner = "martinh";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook flex ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    inherit (src.meta) homepage;
+    description = "Small configuration file parser library for C";
+    longDescription = ''
+      libConfuse (previously libcfg) is a configuration file parser library
+      written in C. It supports sections and (lists of) values, as well as
+      some other features. It makes it very easy to add configuration file
+      capability to a program using a simple API.
+
+      The goal of libConfuse is not to be the configuration file parser library
+      with a gazillion of features. Instead, it aims to be easy to use and
+      quick to integrate with your code.
+    '';
+    license = licenses.isc;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nckx ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 99c9a79086a0..53283233285e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7094,6 +7094,8 @@ let
 
   libcommuni = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcommuni { };
 
+  libconfuse = callPackage ../development/libraries/libconfuse { };
+
   inherit (gnome3) libcroco;
 
   libcangjie = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcangjie { };