diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/eclib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/eclib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3651b9e7660e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/eclib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, gettext, autoreconfHook
+, pari, ntl, gmp}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "eclib";
+  version = "20160720";
+  # or fetchFromGitHub(owner,repo,rev) or fetchgit(rev)
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "JohnCremona";
+    repo = "${pname}";
+    rev = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "0qrcd5c8cqhw9f14my6k6013w8li5vdigrjvchkr19n2l8g75j0h";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [pari ntl gmp];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [autoconf automake libtool gettext autoreconfHook];
+  meta = {
+    inherit version;
+    description = ''Elliptic curve tools'';
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b86c8c1a0761..4eac2eefdae1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6774,6 +6774,8 @@ in
 
   dxflib = callPackage ../development/libraries/dxflib {};
 
+  eclib = callPackage ../development/libraries/eclib {};
+
   eigen = callPackage ../development/libraries/eigen {};
 
   eigen2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/eigen/2.0.nix {};