diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fcgi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fcgi/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0af3e4f55379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fcgi/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+args:
+args.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "fcgi-2.4.0";
+
+  src = args.fetchurl {
+    name = name + ".tar.gz";
+    url = http://www.fastcgi.com/dist/fcgi.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "1f857wnl1d6jfrgfgfpz3zdaj8fch3vr13mnpcpvy8bang34bz36";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs =(with args; []);
+
+  meta = { 
+      description = "FastCGI  is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CG";
+      homepage = http://www.fastcgi.com/;
+      license = "FastCGI see LICENSE.TERMS";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2353efa5f789..6247057a4642 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1946,6 +1946,10 @@ rec {
 	  stdenv = stdenvUsingSetupNew2;
   };
 
+  fcgi = import ../development/libraries/fcgi {
+      inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+  };
+
   ffmpeg = import ../development/libraries/ffmpeg {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };