diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
index ce935915abf6..c1f55da67a08 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
       skydns = 197;
       ripple-rest = 198;
       nix-serve = 199;
+      riemanntools = 200;
 
       # When adding a uid, make sure it doesn't match an existing gid. And don't use uids above 399!
 
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@
       #skydns = 197; #unused
       #ripple-rest = 198; #unused
       #nix-serve = 199; #unused
+      riemanntools = 200;
 
       # When adding a gid, make sure it doesn't match an existing
       # uid. Users and groups with the same name should have equal
diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index d33d3ca91d41..bc67b6bdfa6a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
   ./services/monitoring/nagios.nix
   ./services/monitoring/riemann.nix
   ./services/monitoring/riemann-dash.nix
+  ./services/monitoring/riemann-tools.nix
   ./services/monitoring/scollector.nix
   ./services/monitoring/smartd.nix
   ./services/monitoring/statsd.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/riemann-tools.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/riemann-tools.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce277f09464a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/riemann-tools.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+with pkgs;
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.services.riemann-tools;
+
+  riemannHost = "${cfg.riemannHost}";
+
+  healthLauncher = writeScriptBin "riemann-health" ''
+    #!/bin/sh
+    exec ${pkgs.riemann-tools}/bin/riemann-health --host ${riemannHost}
+  '';
+
+
+in {
+
+  options = {
+
+    services.riemann-tools = {
+      enableHealth = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Enable the riemann-health daemon.
+        '';
+      };
+      riemannHost = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "127.0.0.1";
+        description = ''
+          Address of the host riemann node. Defaults to localhost.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enableHealth {
+
+    users.extraGroups.riemanntools.gid = config.ids.gids.riemanntools;
+
+    users.extraUsers.riemanntools = {
+      description = "riemann-tools daemon user";
+      uid = config.ids.uids.riemanntools;
+      group = "riemanntools";
+    };
+
+    systemd.services.riemann-health = {
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        User = "riemanntools";
+        ExecStart = "${healthLauncher}/bin/riemann-health";
+        PermissionsStartOnly = true;
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/Gemfile b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d56cd85c617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+gem "riemann-tools", "0.2.6"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/Gemfile.lock b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58c12fd51516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    CFPropertyList (2.3.1)
+    beefcake (1.1.0)
+    builder (3.2.2)
+    excon (0.45.3)
+    faraday (0.9.1)
+      multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
+    fission (0.5.0)
+      CFPropertyList (~> 2.2)
+    fog (1.31.0)
+      fog-atmos
+      fog-aws (~> 0.0)
+      fog-brightbox (~> 0.4)
+      fog-core (~> 1.30)
+      fog-ecloud
+      fog-google (>= 0.0.2)
+      fog-json
+      fog-local
+      fog-powerdns (>= 0.1.1)
+      fog-profitbricks
+      fog-radosgw (>= 0.0.2)
+      fog-riakcs
+      fog-sakuracloud (>= 0.0.4)
+      fog-serverlove
+      fog-softlayer
+      fog-storm_on_demand
+      fog-terremark
+      fog-vmfusion
+      fog-voxel
+      fog-xml (~> 0.1.1)
+      ipaddress (~> 0.5)
+      nokogiri (~> 1.5, >= 1.5.11)
+    fog-atmos (0.1.0)
+      fog-core
+      fog-xml
+    fog-aws (0.6.0)
+      fog-core (~> 1.27)
+      fog-json (~> 1.0)
+      fog-xml (~> 0.1)
+      ipaddress (~> 0.8)
+    fog-brightbox (0.7.2)
+      fog-core (~> 1.22)
+      fog-json
+      inflecto (~> 0.0.2)
+    fog-core (1.31.1)
+      builder
+      excon (~> 0.45)
+      formatador (~> 0.2)
+      mime-types
+      net-scp (~> 1.1)
+      net-ssh (>= 2.1.3)
+    fog-ecloud (0.3.0)
+      fog-core
+      fog-xml
+    fog-google (0.0.6)
+      fog-core
+      fog-json
+      fog-xml
+    fog-json (1.0.2)
+      fog-core (~> 1.0)
+      multi_json (~> 1.10)
+    fog-local (0.2.1)
+      fog-core (~> 1.27)
+    fog-powerdns (0.1.1)
+      fog-core (~> 1.27)
+      fog-json (~> 1.0)
+      fog-xml (~> 0.1)
+    fog-profitbricks (0.0.3)
+      fog-core
+      fog-xml
+      nokogiri
+    fog-radosgw (0.0.4)
+      fog-core (>= 1.21.0)
+      fog-json
+      fog-xml (>= 0.0.1)
+    fog-riakcs (0.1.0)
+      fog-core
+      fog-json
+      fog-xml
+    fog-sakuracloud (1.0.1)
+      fog-core
+      fog-json
+    fog-serverlove (0.1.2)
+      fog-core
+      fog-json
+    fog-softlayer (0.4.7)
+      fog-core
+      fog-json
+    fog-storm_on_demand (0.1.1)
+      fog-core
+      fog-json
+    fog-terremark (0.1.0)
+      fog-core
+      fog-xml
+    fog-vmfusion (0.1.0)
+      fission
+      fog-core
+    fog-voxel (0.1.0)
+      fog-core
+      fog-xml
+    fog-xml (0.1.2)
+      fog-core
+      nokogiri (~> 1.5, >= 1.5.11)
+    formatador (0.2.5)
+    inflecto (0.0.2)
+    ipaddress (0.8.0)
+    mime-types (2.6.1)
+    mini_portile (0.6.2)
+    mtrc (0.0.4)
+    multi_json (1.11.1)
+    multipart-post (2.0.0)
+    munin-ruby (0.2.5)
+    net-scp (1.2.1)
+      net-ssh (>= 2.6.5)
+    net-ssh (2.9.2)
+    nokogiri (1.6.6.2)
+      mini_portile (~> 0.6.0)
+    riemann-client (0.2.5)
+      beefcake (>= 0.3.5)
+      mtrc (>= 0.0.4)
+      trollop (>= 1.16.2)
+    riemann-tools (0.2.6)
+      faraday (>= 0.8.5)
+      fog (>= 1.4.0)
+      munin-ruby (>= 0.2.1)
+      nokogiri (>= 1.5.6)
+      riemann-client (>= 0.2.2)
+      trollop (>= 1.16.2)
+      yajl-ruby (>= 1.1.0)
+    trollop (2.1.2)
+    yajl-ruby (1.2.1)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  riemann-tools (= 0.2.6)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.10.2
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c518bc66984d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ bundlerEnv }:
+
+bundlerEnv {
+  name = "riemann-tools-0.2.6";
+  gemfile = ./Gemfile;
+  lockfile = ./Gemfile.lock;
+  gemset = ./gemset.nix;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/gemset.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/gemset.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..07818fc76bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/riemann-tools/gemset.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,444 @@
+{
+  "CFPropertyList" = {
+    version = "2.3.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1wnk3gxnhfafbhgp0ic7qhzlx3lhv04v8nws2s31ii5s8135hs6k";
+    };
+  };
+  "beefcake" = {
+    version = "1.1.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "009gzy9jp81lsnxnwisinhc58cd0qljdiipj2701lzzrha5d826z";
+    };
+  };
+  "builder" = {
+    version = "3.2.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "14fii7ab8qszrvsvhz6z2z3i4dw0h41a62fjr2h1j8m41vbrmyv2";
+    };
+  };
+  "excon" = {
+    version = "0.45.3";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "183kfxfjjlc97w4rxkrxjw3kis4lxm65vppmvl4bkblvlw4nq94j";
+    };
+  };
+  "faraday" = {
+    version = "0.9.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1h33znnfzxpscgpq28i9fcqijd61h61zgs3gabpdgqfa1043axsn";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "multipart-post"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fission" = {
+    version = "0.5.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "09pmp1j1rr8r3pcmbn2na2ls7s1j9ijbxj99xi3a8r6v5xhjdjzh";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "CFPropertyList"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog" = {
+    version = "1.31.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0xr8xyrrkljm2hxi420x4qr5v6wqcj8d63v0qy1g6rkb3b1yhl9i";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-atmos"
+      "fog-aws"
+      "fog-brightbox"
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-ecloud"
+      "fog-google"
+      "fog-json"
+      "fog-local"
+      "fog-powerdns"
+      "fog-profitbricks"
+      "fog-radosgw"
+      "fog-riakcs"
+      "fog-sakuracloud"
+      "fog-serverlove"
+      "fog-softlayer"
+      "fog-storm_on_demand"
+      "fog-terremark"
+      "fog-vmfusion"
+      "fog-voxel"
+      "fog-xml"
+      "ipaddress"
+      "nokogiri"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-atmos" = {
+    version = "0.1.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1aaxgnw9zy96gsh4h73kszypc32sx497s6bslvhfqh32q9d1y8c9";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-aws" = {
+    version = "0.6.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1m79s5ha6qq60pxqqxr9qs9fg8fwaz79sfxckidyhxdydcsjwx6z";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+      "fog-xml"
+      "ipaddress"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-brightbox" = {
+    version = "0.7.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0636sqaf2w1rh4i2hxfgs24374l4ai8dgch8a7nycqhvjk2dm0aq";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+      "inflecto"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-core" = {
+    version = "1.31.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1bcsy4cq7vyjmdf3h2v7q6hfj64v6phn0rfvwgj5wfza7yaxnhk7";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "builder"
+      "excon"
+      "formatador"
+      "mime-types"
+      "net-scp"
+      "net-ssh"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-ecloud" = {
+    version = "0.3.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "18rb4qjad9xwwqvvpj8r2h0hi9svy71pm4d3fc28cdcnfarmdi06";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-google" = {
+    version = "0.0.6";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1g3ykk239nxpdsr5anhprkp8vzk106gi4q6aqjh4z8q4bii0dflm";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-json" = {
+    version = "1.0.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0advkkdjajkym77r3c0bg2rlahl2akj0vl4p5r273k2qmi16n00r";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "multi_json"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-local" = {
+    version = "0.2.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0i5hxwzmc2ag3z9nlligsaf679kp2pz39cd8n2s9cmxaamnlh2s3";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-powerdns" = {
+    version = "0.1.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "08zavzwfkk344gz83phz4sy9nsjznsdjsmn1ifp6ja17bvydlhh7";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-profitbricks" = {
+    version = "0.0.3";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "01a3ylfkjkyagf4b4xg9x2v20pzapr3ivn9ydd92v402bjsm1nmr";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-xml"
+      "nokogiri"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-radosgw" = {
+    version = "0.0.4";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1pxbvmr4dsqx4x2klwnciyhki4r5ryr9y0hi6xmm3n6fdv4ii7k3";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-riakcs" = {
+    version = "0.1.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1nbxc4dky3agfwrmgm1aqmi59p6vnvfnfbhhg7xpg4c2cf41whxm";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-sakuracloud" = {
+    version = "1.0.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1s16b48kh7y03hjv74ccmlfwhqqq7j7m4k6cywrgbyip8n3258n8";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-serverlove" = {
+    version = "0.1.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0hxgmwzygrw25rbsy05i6nzsyr0xl7xj5j2sjpkb9n9wli5sagci";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-softlayer" = {
+    version = "0.4.7";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0fgfbhqnyp8ywymvflflhvbns54d1432x57pgpnfy8k1cxvhv9b8";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-storm_on_demand" = {
+    version = "0.1.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0fif1x8ci095b2yyilf65n7x6iyvn448azrsnmwsdkriy8vxxv3y";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-json"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-terremark" = {
+    version = "0.1.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "01lfkh9jppj0iknlklmwyb7ym3bfhkq58m3absb6rf5a5mcwi3lf";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-vmfusion" = {
+    version = "0.1.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0g0l0k9ylxk1h9pzqr6h2ba98fl47lpp3j19lqv4jxw0iw1rqxn4";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fission"
+      "fog-core"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-voxel" = {
+    version = "0.1.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "10skdnj59yf4jpvq769njjrvh2l0wzaa7liva8n78qq003mvmfgx";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "fog-xml"
+    ];
+  };
+  "fog-xml" = {
+    version = "0.1.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1576sbzza47z48p0k9h1wg3rhgcvcvdd1dfz3xx1cgahwr564fqa";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "fog-core"
+      "nokogiri"
+    ];
+  };
+  "formatador" = {
+    version = "0.2.5";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1gc26phrwlmlqrmz4bagq1wd5b7g64avpx0ghxr9xdxcvmlii0l0";
+    };
+  };
+  "inflecto" = {
+    version = "0.0.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "085l5axmvqw59mw5jg454a3m3gr67ckq9405a075isdsn7bm3sp4";
+    };
+  };
+  "ipaddress" = {
+    version = "0.8.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0cwy4pyd9nl2y2apazp3hvi12gccj5a3ify8mi8k3knvxi5wk2ir";
+    };
+  };
+  "mime-types" = {
+    version = "2.6.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1vnrvf245ijfyxzjbj9dr6i1hkjbyrh4yj88865wv9bs75axc5jv";
+    };
+  };
+  "mini_portile" = {
+    version = "0.6.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0h3xinmacscrnkczq44s6pnhrp4nqma7k056x5wv5xixvf2wsq2w";
+    };
+  };
+  "mtrc" = {
+    version = "0.0.4";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0xj2pv4cpn0ad1xw38sinsxfzwhgqs6ff18hw0cwz5xmsf3zqmiz";
+    };
+  };
+  "multi_json" = {
+    version = "1.11.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0lrmadw2scqwz7nw3j5pfdnmzqimlbaxlxi37xsydrpbbr78qf6g";
+    };
+  };
+  "multipart-post" = {
+    version = "2.0.0";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "09k0b3cybqilk1gwrwwain95rdypixb2q9w65gd44gfzsd84xi1x";
+    };
+  };
+  "munin-ruby" = {
+    version = "0.2.5";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0378jyf0hdbfs2vvk7v8k7hqilzi1rfkpn271dyrqqal7g2lnjl2";
+    };
+  };
+  "net-scp" = {
+    version = "1.2.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0b0jqrcsp4bbi4n4mzyf70cp2ysyp6x07j8k8cqgxnvb4i3a134j";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "net-ssh"
+    ];
+  };
+  "net-ssh" = {
+    version = "2.9.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1p0bj41zrmw5lhnxlm1pqb55zfz9y4p9fkrr9a79nrdmzrk1ph8r";
+    };
+  };
+  "nokogiri" = {
+    version = "1.6.6.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1j4qv32qjh67dcrc1yy1h8sqjnny8siyy4s44awla8d6jk361h30";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "mini_portile"
+    ];
+  };
+  "riemann-client" = {
+    version = "0.2.5";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "1myhyh31f290jm1wlhhjvf331n5l8qdm7axkxyacdgjsfg4szsjc";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "beefcake"
+      "mtrc"
+      "trollop"
+    ];
+  };
+  "riemann-tools" = {
+    version = "0.2.6";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0qjm7p55h70l5bs876hhvz3isr204663f97py9g0ajxz2z8jkzpi";
+    };
+    dependencies = [
+      "faraday"
+      "fog"
+      "munin-ruby"
+      "nokogiri"
+      "riemann-client"
+      "trollop"
+      "yajl-ruby"
+    ];
+  };
+  "trollop" = {
+    version = "2.1.2";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0415y63df86sqj43c0l82and65ia5h64if7n0znkbrmi6y0jwhl8";
+    };
+  };
+  "yajl-ruby" = {
+    version = "1.2.1";
+    source = {
+      type = "gem";
+      sha256 = "0zvvb7i1bl98k3zkdrnx9vasq0rp2cyy5n7p9804dqs4fz9xh9vf";
+    };
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9e34b1e6e05e..c7ca6e24072f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2737,6 +2737,7 @@ let
   rhash = callPackage ../tools/security/rhash { };
 
   riemann_c_client = callPackage ../tools/misc/riemann-c-client { };
+  riemann-tools = callPackage ../tools/misc/riemann-tools { };
 
   ripmime = callPackage ../tools/networking/ripmime {};