diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libssh2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libssh2/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0723d956717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libssh2/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurlBoot, openssl, zlib}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libssh2-1.2.6";
+
+  src = fetchurlBoot {
+    url = "${meta.homepage}/download/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "00f6hw972v7jd0rrdr6kx5cn7pa1spyx8xgc7vhjydksgsig3f8b";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ openssl zlib ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A client-side C library implementing the SSH2 protocol";
+    homepage = http://www.libssh2.org;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d6bb4a4b6a70..515dbf72d443 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3377,6 +3377,8 @@ let
 
   libssh = callPackage ../development/libraries/libssh { };
 
+  libssh2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libssh2 { };
+
   libstartup_notification = callPackage ../development/libraries/startup-notification { };
 
   libtasn1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libtasn1 { };