diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lv2/unstable.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lv2/unstable.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..034282c4f3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lv2/unstable.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, gtk2, libsndfile, pkgconfig, python }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "lv2-unstable-${version}";
+  version = "2016-10-23";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "http://lv2plug.in/git/cgit.cgi/lv2.git";
+    rev = "b36868f3b96a436961c0c51b5b2dd71d05da9b12";
+    sha256 = "1sx39j0gary2nayzv7xgqcra7z1rcw9hrafkji05aksdwf7q0pdm";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gtk2 libsndfile pkgconfig python ];
+
+  configurePhase = "${python.interpreter} waf configure --prefix=$out";
+
+  buildPhase = "${python.interpreter} waf";
+
+  installPhase = "${python.interpreter} waf install";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://lv2plug.in;
+    description = "A plugin standard for audio systems";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cac69528d809..f3b7dd83a76b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9023,6 +9023,7 @@ in
   lilv-svn = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/lilv/lilv-svn.nix { };
 
   lv2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/lv2 { };
+  lv2Unstable = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/lv2/unstable.nix { };
 
   lvtk = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/lvtk { };