diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jshon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jshon/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa11671db0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jshon/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, jansson }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "jshon-20140712";
+
+  rev = "a61d7f2f85f4627bc3facdf951746f0fd62334b7";
+  sha256 = "b0365e58553b9613a5636545c5bfd4ad05ab5024f192e1cb1d1824bae4e1a380";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    inherit rev sha256;
+    owner = "keenerd";
+    repo = "jshon";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ jansson ];
+
+  patchPhase = 
+    ''
+      substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "/usr/" "/"
+    '';
+
+  preInstall = 
+    ''
+      export DESTDIR=$out
+    '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = http://kmkeen.com/jshon;
+    description = "JSON parser designed for maximum convenience within the shell.";
+    license = licenses.free;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rushmorem ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4b5927007f83..3dd8284bbc93 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5934,6 +5934,8 @@ let
 
   jetty_util = callPackage ../development/libraries/java/jetty-util { };
 
+  jshon = callPackage ../development/tools/parsing/jshon { };
+
   json_glib = callPackage ../development/libraries/json-glib { };
 
   json-c-0-11 = callPackage ../development/libraries/json-c/0.11.nix { }; # vulnerable