diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/unicorn-emu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/unicorn-emu/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f9d8e62de50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/unicorn-emu/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, bash, pkgconfig, python }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name    = "unicorn-emulator-${version}";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url    = "https://github.com/unicorn-engine/unicorn/archive/${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0z01apwmvhvdldm372ww9pjfn45awkw3m90c0h4v0nj0ihmlysis";
+  };
+
+  configurePhase = '' patchShebangs make.sh '';
+  buildPhase = '' ./make.sh '';
+  installPhase = '' env PREFIX=$out ./make.sh install '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig python ];
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Lightweight multi-platform CPU emulator library";
+    homepage    = "http://www.unicorn-engine.org";
+    license     = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.thoughtpolice ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 945a03484d34..3605a92673f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ with pkgs;
   traefik = callPackage ../servers/traefik { };
 
   capstone = callPackage ../development/libraries/capstone { };
+  unicorn-emu = callPackage ../development/libraries/unicorn-emu { };
 
   cataract          = callPackage ../applications/misc/cataract { };
   cataract-unstable = callPackage ../applications/misc/cataract/unstable.nix { };