diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pamtester/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pamtester/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cdafed534085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pamtester/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pam }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "pamtester-0.1.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/pamtester/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1mdj1wj0adcnx354fs17928yn2xfr1hj5mfraq282dagi873sqw3";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pam ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Utility program to test the PAM facility.";
+    homepage = http://pamtester.sourceforge.net/;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 31ca94bed172..bb2f0e4f10d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2628,6 +2628,8 @@ let
 
   panomatic = callPackage ../tools/graphics/panomatic { };
 
+  pamtester = callPackage ../tools/security/pamtester { };
+
   paper-gtk-theme = callPackage ../misc/themes/gtk3/paper-gtk-theme { };
 
   par2cmdline = callPackage ../tools/networking/par2cmdline {