diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca08a2371283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, makeWrapper }:
+
+with rustPlatform;
+
+buildRustPackage rec {
+  name = "ripgrep-${version}";
+  version = "0.1.17";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "BurntSushi";
+    repo = "ripgrep";
+    rev = "${version}";
+    sha256 = "18bpb1jl9fnipgp9icf1wwzm7934lk0ycbpvzlhvs2873zqhv6a6";
+  };
+
+  depsSha256 = "0fzjk5qynxivxmmz7r1za7mzdbdwzwwvxlc5a6cmxmzwnix2lby3";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "An untility that combines the usability of The Silver Searcher with the raw speed of grep";
+    homepage = https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep;
+    license = with licenses; [ unlicense ];
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.tailhook ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e2ee65deae11..35af8efd35d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1899,6 +1899,7 @@ in
   graphviz_2_32 = callPackage ../tools/graphics/graphviz/2.32.nix { };
 
   grin = callPackage ../tools/text/grin { };
+  ripgrep = callPackage ../tools/text/ripgrep { };
 
   grive = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/grive {
     json_c = json-c-0-11; # won't configure with 0.12; others are vulnerable