diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gloox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gloox/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e271a8c6783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gloox/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl
+, zlibSupport ? true, zlib ? null
+, sslSupport ? true, openssl ? null
+, idnSupport ? true, libidn ? null
+}:
+
+assert zlibSupport -> zlib != null;
+assert sslSupport -> openssl != null;
+assert idnSupport -> libidn != null;
+
+let
+  version = "1.0.10";
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "gloox-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://camaya.net/download/gloox-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "300e756af97d43f3f70f1e68e4d4c7129d587dface61633f50d2c490876f58a3";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional zlibSupport zlib
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport openssl
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional idnSupport libidn;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A portable high-level Jabber/XMPP library for C++";
+    homepage = "http://camaya.net/gloox";
+    license = [ "GPLv3" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4b73aa8641c0..45e1ef8e98d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4619,6 +4619,8 @@ let
 
   glog = callPackage ../development/libraries/glog { };
 
+  gloox = callPackage ../development/libraries/gloox { };
+
   glpk = callPackage ../development/libraries/glpk { };
 
   glsurf = callPackage ../applications/science/math/glsurf {