diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/quesoglc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/quesoglc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d2f098267d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/quesoglc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, mesa, glew, freetype, fontconfig, fribidi, libX11 }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "quesoglc";
+  version = "0.7.2";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/${pname}/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "0cf9ljdzii5d4i2m23gdmf3kn521ljcldzq69lsdywjid3pg5zjl";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [ mesa glew freetype fontconfig fribidi libX11 ];
+  # FIXME: Configure fails to use system glew.
+  meta = {
+    description = "A free implementation of the OpenGL Character Renderer";
+    longDescription = ''
+      QuesoGLC is a free (as in free speech) implementation of the OpenGL
+      Character Renderer (GLC). QuesoGLC is based on the FreeType library,
+      provides Unicode support and is designed to be easily ported to any
+      platform that supports both FreeType and the OpenGL API.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://quesoglc.sourceforge.net/;
+    license = [ "LGPLv2.1+" ];
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ astsmtl ];
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 124d4c57d210..afa35c0a3243 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5027,6 +5027,11 @@ let
     qt4 = qt46;
   };
 
+  quesoglc = import ../development/libraries/quesoglc {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl mesa glew freetype fontconfig fribidi;
+    inherit (xlibs) libX11;
+  };
+
   readline = readline6;
 
   readline4 = import ../development/libraries/readline/readline4.nix {