diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/gnu/hurd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/gnu/hurd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9e1a1e6cab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/gnu/hurd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ fetchgit, stdenv, autoconf, automake, libtool, texinfo
+, machHeaders, mig, headersOnly ? true }:
+
+let rev = "7913beaef3e6a2c4f7f315a8db7a31dbe1f713e0"; in
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
+  name = "hurd-0.4-${rev}";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "git://git.sv.gnu.org/hurd/hurd.git";
+    sha256 = "bf4f1376b26b0dcdfd23ff9c9b01440f50d032f48946fad6d3861539978f8f4d";
+    inherit rev;
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool texinfo mig ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ machHeaders ];
+
+  configureFlags = "--build=i586-pc-gnu";
+
+  preConfigure = "autoreconf -vfi";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "The GNU Hurd, GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel";
+
+    longDescription =
+      '' The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.
+         It is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to
+         implement file systems, network protocols, file access control, and
+         other features that are implemented by the Unix kernel or similar
+         kernels (such as Linux).
+      '';
+
+    license = "GPLv2+";
+
+    homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/;
+
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
+  };
+}
+
+//
+
+(if headersOnly
+ then { buildPhase = ":"; installPhase = "make install-headers"; }
+ else {}))
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 92a876d1f70c..2f4534d42f01 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6065,6 +6065,13 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses;
   };
 
+  hurdHeaders = import ../os-specific/gnu/hurd {
+    inherit fetchgit stdenv autoconf libtool texinfo machHeaders;
+    mig = migCross;
+    automake = automake111x;
+    headersOnly = true;
+  };
+
   hwdata = import ../os-specific/linux/hwdata {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };