diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeroc-ice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeroc-ice/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..29e92d0b6ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeroc-ice/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, mcpp, bzip2, expat, openssl, db5 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "zeroc-ice-3.5.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.zeroc.com/download/Ice/3.5/Ice-3.5.1.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "14pk794p0fq3hcp50xmqnf9pp15dggiqhcnsav8xpnka9hcm37lq";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ mcpp bzip2 expat openssl db5 ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    cd cpp
+    make OPTIMIZE=yes
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    make prefix=$out install
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "http://www.zeroc.com/ice.html";
+    description = "The internet communications engine";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fc9b61c93a54..b707f1cc6338 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9136,6 +9136,8 @@ let
 
   zathura = zathuraCollection.zathuraWrapper;
 
+  zeroc_ice = callPackage ../development/libraries/zeroc-ice { };
+
   girara = callPackage ../applications/misc/girara {
     gtk = gtk3;
   };