diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/sdcc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/sdcc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebc052764f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/sdcc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, bison, flex, boost, gputils ? null }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "3.2.0";
+  name = "sdcc-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/sdcc/sdcc-src-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "15gdl04kqpvmwvvplss5nmp3bz8rhz48dhb0wmb2v9v9sn7qj01d";
+  };
+
+  # TODO: remove this comment when gputils != null is tested
+  buildInputs = [ bison flex boost gputils ];
+
+  configureFlags = ''
+    ${if gputils == null then "--disable-pic14-port --disable-pic16-port" else ""}
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Small Device C Compiler";
+    longDescription = ''
+      SDCC is a retargettable, optimizing ANSI - C compiler suite that targets
+      the Intel MCS51 based microprocessors (8031, 8032, 8051, 8052, etc.), Maxim
+      (formerly Dallas) DS80C390 variants, Freescale (formerly Motorola) HC08 based
+      (hc08, s08) and Zilog Z80 based MCUs (z80, z180, gbz80, Rabbit 2000/3000,
+      Rabbit 3000A). Work is in progress on supporting the Microchip PIC16 and
+      PIC18 targets. It can be retargeted for other microprocessors.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 80871cef38b7..edc90deb7e01 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2664,6 +2664,10 @@ let
 
   scala = callPackage ../development/compilers/scala { };
 
+  sdcc = callPackage ../development/compilers/sdcc {
+    boost = boost149; # sdcc 3.2.0 fails to build with boost 1.53
+  };
+
   stalin = callPackage ../development/compilers/stalin { };
 
   strategoPackages = recurseIntoAttrs strategoPackages018;